FNUS75 KTFX 161517
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WELDER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
917 AM MDT SUN SEP 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0839 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

GENERAL WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH
WESTERLY WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM ON SUNDAY BUT MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD STAY DRY. HUMIDITIES WILL TREND DOWNWARD
STARTING MONDAY AFTERNOON. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AND NEAR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
x09x09    AROUND 3 PM.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
x09x09    AROUND 3 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
x09x09    BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST BETWEEN 5 TO 10
         x09    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...UTTECH
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120916.WELDE.01/TFX