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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...HELENA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1059 AM MDT WED SEP 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1038 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE AND SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT EXPECTED THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...MAINLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH MINIMUM RH
VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT. A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED THIS
EVENING BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT WITH A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT
FROM WEST TO NORTH AND SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE
FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY ALONG WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST BETWEEN 9PM AND MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO
                    35 MPH POSSIBLE WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...VANDENHEUVEL
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120905.EASTF.01/TFX