FNUS75 KTFX 211333 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLCONDA...HELENA NF USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 733 AM MDT FRI SEP 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0659 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE FIRE AREA MOSTLY CLEAR WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AT LEAST THROUGH SATURDAY. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS WITH ONLY MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. WINDS WILL MOSTLY BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY TERRAIN-DRIVEN. COULSTON .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY BY MIDNIGHT. RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...COULSTON REQUESTED BY...ALYSSA STEWART TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120921.GOLCO.01/TFX