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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...HELENA NF USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1131 AM MDT WED SEP 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1112 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM. DRY WEATHER AND MILD TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
A WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE MID NEXT WEEK...BUT THE DETAILS OF HOW
COLD OR HOW WET IT COULD GET ARE VERY UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN
                    EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......BECOMING SOUTHERLY AT 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 4 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...DEANNA THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120926.EASTF.02/TFX