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SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAND...FORT BENTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
635 PM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1818 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 EVENING AHEAD
OF AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT THAT WILL IMPACT THE AREA WEDNESDAY. POOR
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY ALONG WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
DEVELOP IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER
WEDNESDAY BUT STRONG WINDS WILL KEEP FIRE CONDITIONS CRITICAL. THE
OUTLOOK FOR PRECIPITATION IN THE SHORT TERM LOOKS ABOUT ZERO AS WELL.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EASTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 30 MPH AFTER NOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...SHELBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120828.STRAN.02/TFX