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SPOT FORECAST FOR CAROL...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
623 PM MDT TUE JUL 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1800 MDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

...BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE CANADIAN
PRAIRIES AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY THIS EVENING WITH WINDS
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY
COOLER AND HUMIDITY A FEW PERCENT HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER
BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10
                    TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15
                    TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...PETERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120724.CAROL.01/TFX