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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK BEACH...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1049 AM MDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1022 MDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME GUSTY AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATER
TONIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AND BECOME GUSTY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY
WEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AND DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER 8 PM.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...SPENCER GILCHRIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120823.BLACK.01/TFX