FNUS75 KTFX 282240
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORM CASTLE CREEK FIRE...GALLATIN SAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
440 PM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1612 MDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD
OF AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT THAT WILL IMPACT THE AREA WEDNESDAY MID
MORNING. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY POOR
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.  TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER
WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER AHEAD OF
AND BEHIND THE DRY COLD FRONT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS DEVELOPING
OVER THE MOUNTAINS DOES EXIST...HOWEVER THE CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN
IS PROBABLY AROUND 5 PERCENT LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. SUK

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...DON GODWARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120828.STORM.01/TFX