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SPOT FORECAST FOR VIMY RIDGE...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
937 AM MDT FRI SEP 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0918 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...
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. BREEZY
WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON COMBINING WITH
DRY CONDITIONS TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA.
WINDS SHOULD TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER
SOME OVERNIGHT BUT REMAIN PRETTY DRY. WARM AND DRY AGAIN SATURDAY BUT
BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS COULD DEVELOP AGAIN KEEPING NEAR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SKY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD MAY
DIFFER SOME AS SMOKE FROM FIRES FURTHER WEST OBSCURE THE SUN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SMOKE FROM OTHER FIRES MAY MOVE IN
                    FROM THE WEST OBSCURING VISIBILITY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING MORE
                    WEST AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...ANDY OESTRIECH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120914.VIMYR.01/TFX