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SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER TROUT...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
813 AM MDT THU AUG 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0747 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT
MORE NORTHWESTERLY BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. HUMIDITIES
GENERALLY FALLING TO BETWEEN 20 TO 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON
TODAY...RISING SOME LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. COOLER...MORE MOIST AIR MASS IN PLACE FRIDAY
BEHIND THE FRONT FOR MAX TEMPERATURES NEARLY 10 DEGREES COOLER AND
AFTERNOON RH 15 TO 20 PERCENT HIGHER THAN READINGS TODAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 15 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.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.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........94-99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 20 TO 30 MPH EARLY...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOSS
REQUESTED BY...KIM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120802.UPPER.01/TFX