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SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN CREEK...MT-HNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1002 AM MDT MON JUL 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0941 MDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS IS EXPECTED FOR TODAY AS A WEAK RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH UP SLOPE AND UP VALLEY WINDS PRESENT DURING
THE DAYLIGHT HOURS AND DOWN SLOPE AND DOWN VALLEY WINDS EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT. A BROAD UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH AND SURFACE COLD FRONT
WILL BRING INCREASING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY OVER THE FIRE AREA
BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DRY
THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS. ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT
ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR FIRE ZONE 118.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS MAINLY UPSLOPE THROUGH
                    THE MORNING 3-5 MPH FROM THE EAST...WITH
                    UP VALLEY DEVELOPING BY MID AFTERNOON.
                    NORTH NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER
                    DARK...WITH DOWN VALLEY SOUTH SOUTHEAST LESS
                    THAN 10 MPH BY EARLY MORNING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WEST AROUND 15 MPH...GUSTING TO
                    30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...CAROL RATCLIFFE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120702.INDIA.01/TFX