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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0824 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.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20
                    TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST AND
                    INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...PYRAH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120823.THACK.01/TFX