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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK BEACH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
955 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0933 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS COOLER AIR PUSHES INTO
THE AREA. HUMIDITIES OF LESS THAN 20 PERCENT COMBINED WITH WESTERLY
WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. LATER TONIGHT WINDS WILL
DIMINISH WITH MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. EXPECT LOW HUMIDITY AGAIN
ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 MPH BEFORE
                    9 PM.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 MPH BEFORE 9 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LANGLIEB
REQUESTED BY...SPENCER GILCHRIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120824.BLACK.01/TFX