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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1130 AM MDT THU SEP 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1115 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA WILL
RESULT IN UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY WEATHER...AND MAINLY
LIGHT WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY. MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. LANGLIEB

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING DOWN
                    SLOPE/VALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    EAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
                    SHIFTING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LANGLIEB
REQUESTED BY...BJORN WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120920.EASTF.01/TFX