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SPOT FORECAST FOR PN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1029 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1001 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...BREEZY WARM AND DRY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION TODAY WILL
MAINTAIN A WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE AREA TODAY
AND TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR SEASONAL AVERAGES. 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.................ZERO PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO 15-20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...PETERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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