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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE PLANNING FORECAST...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
348 PM MDT FRI SEP 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1510 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. BREEZY
WINDS WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING BUT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR
WITH MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ONLY REACHING 30 PERCENT.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN VERY DRY SATURDAY
ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL NOT BE STRONG. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
TROF WILL APPROACH THE ROCKIES SATURDAY AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE SITE SATURDAY MORNING. CURRENT TIMING
INDICATES COLD FRONT PASSAGE BETWEEN 1500-1800 SATURDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH BUT REMAIN LIGHT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY...BUT THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN VERY LOW.
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND DOWN SUNDAY AS COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE
AREA BEHIND THE FRONT AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN
ABOVE 30 PERCENT.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............6

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............5

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............3

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120914.MOOSE.01/TFX