FNUS75 KTFX 162317
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PLANNING SPOT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
517 PM MDT MON JUL 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1701 MDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESIDE OVER THE CALIFORNIA
COAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN UNSTABLE
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE REGION. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF
THUNDERSTORMS ON TUE AFTERNOON/EVENING. THEN WINDIER CONDITIONS
ARRIVE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...WHILE AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES INCREASE QUITE A BIT FOR WED AND THU. THE CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS IS ALSO QUITE LOW WED THRU FRI. BRUSDA

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE FOR AN EVENING
                    THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60...THERMAL BELT SHOULD SET UP BECAUSE
                    OF THE WINDS.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED LATE AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS. WARMER.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...CLINT KOLARICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120717.PLANN.01/TFX