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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE PLANNING FORECAST...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
335 PM MDT TUE SEP 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1523 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD.
WINDS WILL BE BREEZY WEDNESDAY HOWEVER SLOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS
FEW DAYS. THIS WILL LIKELY KEEP WINDS SLIGHTLY BELOW CRITICAL
LEVELS. HOWEVER HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED...STAYING
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA. TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL
LIKELY DOMINATE THE ENVIRONMENT ON THURSDAY...AS TEMPERATURES
BEGIN TO WARM BACK UP TOWARDS SEASONAL VALUES.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............2

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............3

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............3

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...CLINT KOLARICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120911.MOOSE.02/TFX