FNUS75 KTFX 301842 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1242 PM MDT SUN SEP 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1207 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER AND KEEP THE REGION DRY INTO MONDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT AND RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE GOOD. STRONG WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND BECOME VERY STRONG MONDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT IS STILL ON TRACK TO ARRIVE TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND WETTING PRECIPITATION TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 25-30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZELZER REQUESTED BY...BJORN WOOD TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120930.EASTF.01/TFX