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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...HELENA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1253 PM MDT FRI AUG 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1223 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS TO
THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM THROUGH THIS EVENING. A WEAK COOL FRONT WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY WITH WESTERLY WINDS INCREASING
BEHIND THE FRONT FOR A GOOD LIKELIHOOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. MPJ

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING DOWN SLOPE/
                    DOWN CANYON 1 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST 20 TO
                    25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120831.EASTF.01/TFX