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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...HELENA NF USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1200 PM MDT MON SEP 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1142 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK INSTABILITY OVER THE AREA WILL RESULT IN VERY
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
TODAY AND TUESDAY.  PRECIPITATION WITH THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL
BE LIGHT AND A FEW COULD PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. AWAY FROM
SHOWERS AND STORMS LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG WITH
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED
BELOW A SHALLOW INVERSION TONIGHT. LANGLIEB

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT VALLEYS...50-60 PERCENT RIDGE
                    TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 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 LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LANGLIEB
REQUESTED BY...DEANNA THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120924.EASTF.01/TFX