FNUS75 KTFX 131950
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
150 PM MDT THU SEP 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1320 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR 11 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL RESULT IN
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH
FRIDAY. EXPECT ONLY MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
BECOME BREEZY FRIDAY FROM LATE IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL RESULT
IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP SLOPE/ UP VALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN SLOPE/ DOWN VALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    0300 MDT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
x09x09    15 MPH AFTER 0300 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH AFTER NOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LANGLIEB
REQUESTED BY...SPENCER GILCHRIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120913.EASTF.01/TFX