FNUS75 KGGW 111451
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLATWILLOW...LEWISTOWN CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
851 AM MDT TUE SEP 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0832 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND WIND...

.DISCUSSION...

MOISTURE RECOVERY WAS POOR-TO-FAIR OVERNIGHT OVER THE BURN SITE. A
DRY COLD FRONT ACCOMPANIED WITH STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE STATE TODAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST OVER THE BURN SITE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. STRONG WIND GUSTS
WILL ALLOW FIRES TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT
HOWEVER MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL BE POOR.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO
                    6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHNETZLER
REQUESTED BY...JOSH SIOUX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120911.FLATW.01/GGW