FNUS75 KTFX 142246 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR ALICE UNITS 3 AND 7...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 446 PM MDT MON MAY 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE MOISTURE WEDNESDAY. .OUTLOOK...A COOLER AND WETTER PATTERN IS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH HIGHS BY FRIDAY ONLY IN THE 50S. COULD SEE UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF RAIN. THEN LOOKING FARTHER AHEAD IT WILL TURN WARMER AND DRIER LATER IN THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH HIGHS BY MONDAY POSSIBLY AS WARM AS THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. THEN EVEN FARTHER AHEAD GUIDANCE IS POINTING TOWARDS A COOLER AND WETTER PATTERN AGAIN THE LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK. NOTE: BOTTOM REFERS TO THE 5500 ELEVATION WHILE TOP REFERS TO THE 7000 FOOT ELEVATION. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48 BOTTOM TO 55 TOP. MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 35-40 PERCENT TOP. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 79...AT IGNITION 74 TOP 74...AT IGNITION 68. MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 20 PERCENT...AT IGNITION 25 PERCENT. TOP 22 PERCENT...AT IGNITION 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH FROM MID-AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AT IGNITION TIME. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BLANK REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL KAISER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120516.ALICE.01/TFX