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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
127 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1313 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN SPEED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
BEHIND THE DRY COLD FRONT THAT MOVED OVER THE FIRE AREA. WINDS WILL
LIKELY BE STRONGEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS NEAR PEAK HEATING.
GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSE TO 45 MPH ON EXPOSED AREAS. MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 20S TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND
SLIGHTLY COOLER TODAY...AND HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT WILL
TREND HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS NIGHTS WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
DROPPING LOWER. HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURES VALUES WILL RETURN TO
NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS THURSDAY...HOWEVER WINDS SPEEDS SHOULD
BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN TODAY. SUK
.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...BJORN WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.EASTF.03/TFX