FNUS75 KTFX 142301
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAN CANYON...MT DNRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
501 PM MDT FRI SEP 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1640 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. WINDS
WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE NIGHT ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
WILL BE POOR...STAYING AROUND 20 PERCENT OR LESS. A LOW PRESSURE
TROF WILL APPROACH THE ROCKIES SATURDAY AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE BURN SITE AROUND NOON. CURRENT TIMING SHOWS
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN 1800-2100 SATURDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT
FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH BUT REMAIN LIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN/DOWNSLOPE BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES..............6

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES..............6

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...GORDON ROTHE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120914.BEANC.01/TFX