FNUS75 KTFX 082343
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIROKY FIRE...FERGUS COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
543 PM MDT SAT SEP 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1733 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE AREA LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT ALONG
WITH A SUDDEN WIND SHIFT AND GUSTY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. THERE IS
ALSO A CHANCE OF ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AHEAD
OF THE COLD FRONT WITH ONLY A SLIGHT INCREASE IN HUMIDITY BEHIND
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING STRONGER AND GUSTY BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...KILLHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120908.SIROK.01/TFX