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SPOT FORECAST FOR STONEWALL...MT-HNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
842 AM MDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0832 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 INCREASE IN SPEED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE
DRY COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE FIRE AREA. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE
STRONGEST IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS NEAR PEAK HEATING. GUSTS WILL
LIKELY BE CLOSE TO 45 MPH ON EXPOSED AREAS. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES
WILL STRUGGLE TO BREAK 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 REMAIN NEAR
CRITICAL THURSDAY...HOWEVER WINDS SPEEDS SHOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY
LOWER THAN TODAY. SUK

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH INCREASING TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...BJORN WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.STONE.01/TFX