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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1157 AM MDT MON SEP 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1130 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG WEST WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE COOLER TODAY WITH FURTHER COOLING OCCURRING ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN BREEZY
THROUGH TUESDAY. LITTLE OR NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED
IN THE NEXT 3 TO 5 DAYS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
                    GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    50 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS DECREASING OVERNIGHT. WEST WINDS
                    AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH
                    DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...SPENCER GILCHRIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120910.EASTF.01/TFX