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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOB PLANNING FORECAST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
346 PM MDT FRI AUG 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1515 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY REBUILD OVER
MONTANA PRODUCING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
TEMPERATURES REMAINING SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL ON SATURDAY BUT
CONDITIONS BECOME CONSIDERABLY WARMER AND DRIER ON SUNDAY AS THE
RIDGE STRENGTHENS OVER THE FIRE AREA. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
PRIMARILY TERRAIN-DRIVEN WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER WIND SPEEDS ON
SUNDAY.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 8-12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...CLINT KOLARICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120803.GOBPL.01/TFX