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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOUNT HOWE...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1021 AM MDT FRI AUG 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0942 MDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT OVER
WASHINGTON/OREGON IS EXPECTED TO MAKE STEADY PROGRESS TOWARD
MONTANA AND PASS THROUGH THE DISTRICTS TONIGHT. MONSOONAL MOISTURE
AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM HAS ALREADY ARRIVED...LEADING TO SCATTERED
MAINLY WET THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. THE GREATEST
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL IS BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9PM. ERRATIC THUNDERSTORM
WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. AS THE TROUGH
EXITS...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION ON
SATURDAY BRINGING A RETURN OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
    IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
     IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH
    IN THE AFTERNOON BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH...SHIFTING
    TO THE WEST THIS EVENING BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS BETWEEN 10-15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
    NORTHWEST BETWEEN 15-20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOSS/UTTECH
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120810.MOUNT.01/TFX