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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1209 PM MDT SAT SEP 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1142 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
QUIET WEATHER WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...ALONG WITH
LIGHT WINDS. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL AFFECT THE BURN
AREA LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE BURN AREA
ONLY HAS A 20 PERCENT CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM. ANY
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS THROUGH MONDAY WILL BE LESS THAN 0.05 INCHES.
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY COOL OFF A FEW DEGREES FOR THE
FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. BRUSDA

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHERLY AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHERLY AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY...INCREASING CLOUDS
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
                    POSSIBLE TOWARDS EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...BJORN WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120922.EASTF.02/TFX