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SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR HILLS...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
556 AM MDT SAT SEP 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0542 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE UNSEASONABLY
WARM TEMPERATURES WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THROUGH SUNDAY.
WINDS REMAIN LIGHT ELSEWHERE. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE
SOMEWHAT AGAIN ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
COULSTON

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...THE BREEZY WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT
WILL SHIFT WESTERLY AND INCREASE SOMEWHAT SUNDAY EVENING WITH THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE. MOISTURE IS LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM...SO
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL NOT HAVE SIGNIFICANT RECOVERY SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL ABOUT 15
DEGREES FROM SUNDAY TO MONDAY...WHICH WILL MAKE THEM CLOSER TO
SEASONAL AVERAGES. THE LINGERING SOMEWHAT DRY CONDITIONS WILL
COMBINE WITH THE SHIFTING WINDS TO POSSIBLY CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS SITUATION WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR
POTENTIAL FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS.  COULSTON


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                    10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...COULSTON
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110924.TAYLO.01/TFX