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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...HELENA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1245 PM MDT SUN AUG 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1213 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY BUT MID LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE A POSSIBILITY
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE LIKELY TO CONTAIN VERY LITTLE RAIN
AND PRODUCE GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS. OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...DEANNA THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120826.EASTF.01/TFX