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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1144 AM MDT SAT SEP 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1119 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE WILL KEEP
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IN THE FORECAST
ALTHOUGH RAIN AMOUNTS WOULD BE VERY LOW. AFTERNOON HEATING WILL
CAUSE WINDS ALOFT TO MIX DOWN AND SOME AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AGAIN DURING THE EARLY
EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 25 PERCENT
WITH GOOD RECOVERIES TONIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH AN
                    OCCASIONAL GUST TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
                    MPH DURING THE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 20-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...BJORN WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120929.EASTF.01/TFX