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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAN CANYON...MT DNRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
639 PM MDT MON SEP 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1803 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
TOWARDS THE AREA ON TUESDAY EVENING BETWEEN 1700 AND 2100 AND WINDS
MAY BRIEFLY SHIFT NORTHEASTERLY BEFORE TURNING BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH AHEAD OF AND ALONG
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE REGARDING TIMING OF
THE FRONT AND WIND GUSTS WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH DOWNSLOPE/DOWN-VALLEY
                    WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER 9PM.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...VANDENHEUVEL
REQUESTED BY...GORDON ROTHE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120917.BEANC.01/TFX