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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLAZICEVICH...FERGUS COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
317 AM MDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0259 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
THIS MORNING WITH A WIND SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE
NORTHWEST BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM AROUND 5 TO
10 MPH TO AROUND 15 MPH BY 8 AM. GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25
MPH BY LATE MORNING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO
THE LOWER TEENS THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL
IMPROVE FROM LAST NIGHT. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THURSDAY ALTHOUGH SURFACE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 MPH BY
                    NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...SHERIFF KILLHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.BLAZI.02/TFX