FNUS75 KTFX 021751
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SPOT FORECAST FOR DIXON...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1151 AM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1126 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT THE BURN
AREA TODAY AND MONDAY. LOWER ELEVATION WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.
HOWEVER...RIDGE TOP WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE ENTIRE
FORECAST PERIOD WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ABOVE THE INVERSION
OVERNIGHT. MPJ

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO ABOUT 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO
                    ABOUT 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING. BECOMING
                    DOWN SLOPE/DOWN CANYON 2 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...SPENCER GILCHRIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120902.DIXON.01/TFX