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SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTLE BAR...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
517 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1658 MDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS WILL TAPER FOR A
BRIEF PERIODS TOWARDS SUNSET AND AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE
INCREASING AGAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. A COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS
IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY WITH BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS.

.THIS EVENING...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 TO
                    20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MLV
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120626.CASTL.01/TFX