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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1156 AM MDT TUE SEP 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1145 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TEMPERATURES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY WARMER TODAY AS HUMIDITY VALUES
CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW. A DRY COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS MAY BE TERRAIN DRIVEN
TUESDAY NIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND
SLIGHTLY COOLER OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE WARMING THROUGH
THE REST OF THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO
x09x09    25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
x09            MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.WEST WINDS 20 TO 30
x09x09    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
x09x09    DOWNSLOPE AFTER MIDNIGHT BETWEEN 5 AND 10
x09x09    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
x09            MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
x09x09    AFTER MIDNIGHT BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS AROUND 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
x09x09    10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
x09            MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
x09            MPH.

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FORECASTER...UTTECH
REQUESTED BY...SPENCER GILCHRIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120918.EASTF.01/TFX