FNUS75 KTFX 071708
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1108 AM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1047 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AND CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO WARM AND
DRY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 20S WITH GOOD
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT BOTH DAYS...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.EXTENDED DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING
WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ARRIVING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MIX OF
WET/DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY FRONTAL PASSAGE. CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE ROCKY
MOUNTAIN FRONT AND SPREAD INTO THE PLAINS SUNDAY EVENING...WITH
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...SPENCER GILCHRIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120907.EASTF.01/TFX