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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1224 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1205 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...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT THE
BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE
AS STRONG ON MONDAY BUT DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. MPJ

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 LOWER ELEVATIONS...55 TO 60 MID-SLOPES AND ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...40 TO 45 PERCENT MID-
                    SLOPES AND ABOVE.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    BECOMING DOWN SLOPE/DOWN CANYON 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH.

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