FNUS75 KTFX 011844
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1244 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1213 MDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT. RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL REACH 50 MPH TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY
BUT HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGHER DUE TO COOLER TEMPERATURES. SHOWERS
WILL APPROACH THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME WIDESPREAD AND
CHANGE TO SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY.
LANGLIEB

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WILL GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH DECREASING TO 30 T0 40
                    MPH AFTER NOON,
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 45 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LANGLIEB
REQUESTED BY...BJORN WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121001.EASTF.01/TFX