FNUS75 KTFX 201335
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JIMTOWN NATURAL 3...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
735 AM MDT THU OCT 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 MDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN INCREASINGLY MOIST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WITH EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES
ALOFT WILL KEEP THE FIRE AREA MOSTLY CLOUDY AT LEAST THROUGH TONIGHT.
ONE DISTURBANCE WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS TO THE AREA TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON MAY GUST
TO 20 MPH AT TIMES AHEAD OF THIS STRONGER DISTURBANCE...BUT WINDS
WILL BECOME LIGHTER AND MORE TERRAIN-DRIVEN OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES WITH VERY GOOD
OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY.  COULSTON


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...COULSTON
REQUESTED BY...C KOCKLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111020.JIMTO.01/TFX