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SPOT FORECAST FOR WYE...INCIDENT COMAND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
348 AM MST THU JAN 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0335 MST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...


.DISCUSSION...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH VALUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MOST OF THE DAY TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES COOLING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
HOWEVER RH VALUES WILL NOT SEE ANY SIZABLE GAINS DUE TO THE STRONG
DRYING OF THE CHINOOK WINDS. SOME CLOUD COVER IS POSSIBLE FROM THE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND SOME WIND BLOWN PRECIPITATION MAY MAKE IT
TO THE GROUND IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRES..HOWEVER NO MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION IS ANTICIPATED. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE
AFTER 5 PM MST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 55 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WINDS ACROSS UN SHELTERED TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED TO
                    GUST AT 60 MPH OR STRONGER
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 65 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH ACROSS
                    UN SHELTERED TERRAIN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 50 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH ACROSS
                    UN SHELTERED TERRAIN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...PLANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120105.WYE__.01/TFX