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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILSON CREEK...HELENA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
919 AM MDT FRI AUG 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0856 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 SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PASS
THROUGH THE SITE THIS EVENING. THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED
AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...AND AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM ALONG WITH AN
UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL BRING SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
AROUND 3 PM AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
A COMBINATION OF WET AND DRY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD
SATURDAY AND BRING A RETURN OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOSS
REQUESTED BY...MARIE DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120810.WILSO.01/TFX