FNUS75 KTFX 122053
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
253 PM MDT WED SEP 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1421 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MORNING FRIDAY 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWN SLOPE/DOWN CANYON 3 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LANGLIEB
REQUESTED BY...SPENCER GILCHRIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120912.EASTF.01/TFX