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SPOT FORECAST FOR MISSION ROAD...HELENA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1223 PM MDT TUE JUL 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1156 MDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
BREEZY AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE FIRE AREA BY THIS
AFTERNOON AS A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN
CANADA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR 20 PERCENT AGAIN TODAY
FOR CONTINUED RED FLAG CONDITIONS. THIS SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE AREA
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY FOR AN OVERALL DECREASE IN WINDS.
HOWEVER...THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME DRY AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY WITH A
RETURN TO NEAR 20 PERCENT AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.
OTHERWISE...SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH
NEAR SEASONAL AVERAGE DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER...LOWS TONIGHT
WILL COOL TO WELL BELOW NORMAL DUE TO THE CLEAR SKIES AND DECREASING
WINDS...WITH MODERATE OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY.  COULSTON


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST
                    15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH BY 1500
                    MDT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO AROUND 10
                    MPH AROUND AND AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...DECREASING TO WEST 10 TO 15 MPH AROUND
                    AND AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...COULSTON
REQUESTED BY...DEANNA THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120724.MISSI.01/TFX