FNUS75 KTFX 141854
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1254 PM MDT FRI SEP 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1218 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY WINDS WILL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL
DECREASE TONIGHT...HOWEVER...VERY DRY AIR MOVING THROUGH THE AREA
WILL RESULT IN POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING
A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1700 MDT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH....SHIFTING
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER 1700 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...LANGLIEB
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120914.EASTF.01/TFX