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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...HELENA NF USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1145 AM MDT THU SEP 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1110 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED UNTIL NEXT WEEK AT
THIS TIME. FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE AN INCREASING
CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES
BY THE MIDDLE PORTION OF NEXT WEEK. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
STRONGER WINDS THOUGH ON TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR LATER FORECAST ON THIS POTENTIAL CHANGE IN WEATHER
CONDITIONS. BRUSDA

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35...NEAR 40 AT RIDGE TOPS.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT...NEAR 65 PERCENT RIDGE TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...DEANNA THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120927.EASTF.01/TFX