FNUS75 KTFX 251435
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAYMAKER 6...USFS LCF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
835 AM MDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1035 MDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SIMILAR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SPOT AREA TODAY AS TEMPERATURES AGAIN NEAR
70 DEGREES. RH VALUES SHOULD DROP DOWN INTO THE HIGH 20S AND HIGH LOW 30.
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL AGAIN DOMINATE THE GENERAL FLOW TODAY AS UPSLOPE
WINDS DEVELOP AGAIN BY MID AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN
DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY WINDS IN THE VICINITY. OVERNIGHT WINDS
WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE EAST AHEAD OF THE ADVANCING COLD FRONT. MOISTURE
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY AROUND MID AFTERNOON
THURSDAY COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THURSDAY
BRINGING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND A WIND SHIFT LATE THURSDAY...AHEAD OF
COOL AND WET CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS DEVELOPING THROUGH THE
                    DAY. BY MID AFTERNOON SOME UPSLOPE AND UP VALLEY
                    WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN
                    ALSO BE EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS MAINLY BEFORE
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN INCREASING THROUGH
                    THE DAY WITH WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION BY 6 PM.
CWR.................40 PERCENT THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON...80
                    PERCENT BY 6 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...DARWIN REYNOLDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.HAYMA.01/TFX