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SPOT FORECAST FOR SPECIMAN...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
940 AM MDT THU AUG 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0910 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE BURN AREA THROUGH AFTERNOON. WEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME GUSTY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WHILE THE EXACT TIMING OF THE COLD FRONT
OVER THE BURN AREA IS UNCERTAIN...A 5 PM TO 7 PM TIME FRAME LOOKS
GOOD. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND
REMAIN GUSTY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE WITH
GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...SPENCER GILCHRIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120802.SPECI.01/TFX