FNUS75 KTFX 221710
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK BEACH...UNIFIED COMMAND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1110 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1054 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...BREEZY WARM AND DRY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...COLD FRONT PASSAGE THURSDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION WILL
MAINTAIN A WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE AREA TODAY
AND TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR SEASONAL AVERAGES. CLEAR SKIES
AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR TH DEVELOPMENT OF A THERMAL BELT
TONIGHT WITH BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERIES IN DRAINAGE BOTTOMS THAN
EXPOSED HIGHER SLOPES AND RIDGES. A SOUTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPS ON
THURSDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM AND THIS WILL
BRING VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH
INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING
WINDS BACK TO THE WEST. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY ACCOMPANY THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY NIGHT. COOLER BUT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH...GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56....55-60 MID-SLOPES TO RIDGETOPS.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%...40-50% MID-SLOPES TO RIDGETOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 8-14 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 5-10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...SONNY STIGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120822.BLACK.01/TFX