FNUS75 KTFX 260828
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FISH HATCHERY SEARCH...GALLATIN SAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
228 AM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0212 MDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...CALM DRAINAGE WINDS NEAR SURFACE THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS...HOWEVER ABOVE THE BOUNDRY LAYER WINDS WILL QUICKLY
SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST WITH WIND SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH. BY 10 AM
DAYTIME HEATING WILL MIX OUT THE LOW LEVEL VALLEY INVERSION AND
WINDS SPEEDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE REST
OF THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 30 MPH...INCREASING THROUGHOUT
                    THE DAY WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH BY MIDDAY.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...DON GODWARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20120626.FISHH.01/TFX