FNUS75 KTFX 100019 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR SHADY FIRE...BLACKFEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 519 PM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1657 MST ON MARCH 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...STRONG WINDS THROUGH 9 PM... .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA. DRY GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE WARM TEMPERATURES TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. EXPECT BREEZY WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND LOW HUMIDITIES ON SATURDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0%. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0%. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...LANGLIEB REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNING WOLF TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120309.SHADY.01/TFX