FNUS75 KGGW 241010
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTCH...BLM MCD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
410 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0349 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN SITE AROUND 6
AM THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT AND
INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH BY 10 AM. THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY
LOW HUMIDITY TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. COOLER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH THIS MORNING. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING. NORTHWEST WIND DIMINISHING TO 8 TO 13 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.

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FORECASTER...FORRESTER
REQUESTED BY...DON JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120824.SCOTC.01/GGW