FNUS75 KTFX 151507
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JIM BALL BASIN...HELENA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
907 AM MDT SAT SEP 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0842 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BREEZY NORTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH DRY CONDITIONS
TO CREATE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.
LOOK FOR WINDS TO SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK
COLD FRONT PASSES OVER THE REGION. WINDS WILL NOT BE STRONG AND
SHOULD TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET WITH RH VALUES RECOVERING BETTER THAN
OF LATE BEHIND THE FRONT. CONDITIONS WILL BE QUIET OVERALL ON SUNDAY
WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FAIRLY COOL BUT WILL
BEGIN TO REBOUND MONDAY. SKY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD MAY HAVE
SOME VARIABILITY AS SMOKE FROM FIRES FURTHER WEST CAUSE OBSCURATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE FROM OTHER
                    FIRES MAY OBSCURE SKY AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE FROM OTHER
                    FIRES MAY OBSCURE SKY AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...JENNY DARGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120915.JIMBA.01/TFX