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SPOT FORECAST FOR KINGSBURY...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1127 AM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1105 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...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT THE BURN
AREA TODAY. WESTERLY WINDS WILL DOMINATE ACROSS THE REGION BUT
MECHANICAL MIXING DUE TO THE TERRAIN OF THE BREAKS SHOULD CAUSE
THE CURRENTLY OBSERVED SOUTHEAST WINDS AT THE FIRE TO PREVAIL.
HOWEVER...CAN NOT RULE OUT ABRUPT SHIFTS IN WIND SPEED AND
DIRECTION...ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK HEATING THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AND REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT ON
MONDAY BUT DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. MPJ


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN. VARIABLE 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN SLOPE/DOWN CANYON...VARIABLE 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING. BECOMING 5 TO 1O MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 250 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN. VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS PETERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120902.KINGS.01/TFX