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SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK SUN RIVER RX...LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
411 PM MDT FRI SEP 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1630 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE REGION IS MOVING EAST
ALLOWING A STRONGER SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TO DEVELOP OVER THE BURN
AREA. A DISTURBANCE IN THE FLOW HAS BROUGHT INCREASED MID AND HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS BUT SHOWERS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED BEFORE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WINDS SHOULD REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE
PERIOD AND WILL VEER BETWEEN THE WEST AND SOUTH. MPJ

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE EVENING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...MARK CONWAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110930.SOUTH.02/TFX