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SPOT FORECAST FOR MT  BALDY RESCUE...GALLATIN SAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
930 PM MDT SUN SEP 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT. ON RIDGETOPS...WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST TO
AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE IN THE
GALLATIN VALLEY ALONG WITH AREAS OF SMOKE. DRY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY WITH SOUTH WINDS IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
WESTERLY AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......LIGHT WINDS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWN-VALLEY WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 8 TO 12 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...VANDENHEUVEL
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT REMINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20120916.MTBAL.01/TFX