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SPOT FORECAST FOR PN...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
905 AM MDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0850 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. A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH 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.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 20
                    TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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