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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...HELENA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1123 AM MDT THU SEP 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1102 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROF WILL MOVE SOUTH AND EAST TODAY
AND THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL DECREASE AS THE TROF
LEAVES THE AREA. THE AIRMASS WILL DRY THIS AFTERNOON AND SOME
CLEARING WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPS TO RECOVER INTO THE UPPER 40S. WITH
CLEARING SKIES...LOW TEMPS WILL DROP INTO THE 30S AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVER WILL BE GOOD. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY KEEPING SURFACE WINDS LIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120906.EASTF.01/TFX