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SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR HILLS...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
555 AM MDT SUN SEP 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0534 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO THE BURN AREA TODAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
THE COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BY THIS EVENING AND
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND REMAIN GUSTY. LITTLE
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.
HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING
                    WILL BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH BY
                    MID MORNING AND INCREASE TO 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 18 TO 22 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    AND GUSTING TO AROUND 20 MPH DURING THE EVENING.
                    WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110925.TAYLO.01/TFX