FNUS75 KTFX 201749 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR TEST TEST TEST...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1149 AM MDT MON AUG 20 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1210 MDT ON AUGUST 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AFTERNOON AND EVENING INSTABILITY WILL BRING A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA TODAY. INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA FROM TUESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. CONTINUED WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH STORM POTENTIAL MAY REQUIRE FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS. THERE WILL BE A BETTER CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN SHOWERS WITH WEDNESDAYS STORMS AS MOISTURE PEAKS. TEMPS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES COOLER THAN TUESDAY BUT BEGIN TO WARM BACK UP AS THINGS DRY OUT AGAIN LATER IN THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98. MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WIND...... MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LANGLIEB REQUESTED BY...DWB TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120820.TESTT.01/TFX