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SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWMILL...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
945 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2133 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS DONE FOR THE NIGHT AND CONDITIONS WILL RETURN
TO MOSTLY DRY AND SUNNY OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COOLER THAN OF LATE BUT LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE INTO AT
LEAST MONDAY AS DRY AIR MOVES BACK INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL BE
MOSTLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT DAYTIME HEATING
SUNDAY WILL RESULT IN SOMEWHAT GUSTY WEST WINDS DEVELOPING. EXPECT
CONTINUED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AS A RESULT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING SKIES THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...GARBER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120901.SAWMI.01/TFX