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SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWMILL...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1155 AM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1119 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...
WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND THE
AIR MASS WILL REMAIN VERY DRY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN
DROP INTO THE LOW TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
BE GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO SUBSIDE NEAR SUNSET...BUT
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE MINIMAL OVERNIGHT. ON MONDAY...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE TEENS. HOWEVER...SURFACE WINDS
WILL BE WEAKER AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
    BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
    30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WIND NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...UTTECH
REQUESTED BY...PAT KRAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120902.SAWMI.01/TFX