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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAN CANYON...STATE/LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
358 PM MDT WED SEP 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1530 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS RESULTING IN A WARMING TREND AND CONTINUED DRY
WEATHER. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN 10 MPH THROUGH
THURSDAY AND ONLY MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED DURING
THE NIGHT.

.EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME STRONGER FRIDAY AFTERNOON...RESULTING
IN POSSIBLE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING TO
                    20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LANGLIEB
REQUESTED BY...BOB FRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120912.BEANC.01/TFX