FNUS75 KTFX 142325
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALES ROAD FIRE...GALLATIN SAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
425 PM MST SAT JAN 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1604 MST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...THEN
WINDS WILL DECREASE A BIT...AS HUMIDITIES INCREASE. EXPECT A COLD
FRONT TO ARRIVE ON SUNDAY MORNING...AROUND 9 AM OR SO. A GRADUAL
TEMPERATURE FALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY
ON SUNDAY. EXPECT THE CHANCES FOR SNOW TO INCREASE BY LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AT THE BURN AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.

NOTE...PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK LAT/LON FOR NEXT SPOT. DISPATCHED
CALLED ABOUT THIS.

.THIS AFTERNOON - FROM 4 PM UNTIL 6 PM TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT - FROM 6 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24 BY MORNING.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH EVENING GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...KATHI GREGOIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120114.SALES.01/TFX