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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1235 PM MDT TUE OCT 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1212 MDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THIS EVENING AND CROSS THE
BURN AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT. CURRENT TIMING SHOWS WINDS SWITCHING
TO THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH...THEN TO THE NORTHEAST BY MID MORNING.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN SOON AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH MIXED RAIN
AND SNOW QUICKLY SWITCHING TO SNOW. LIQUID PRECIPITATION TOTAL OF
ONE QUARTER TO ONE THIRD INCH IS POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH
SNOW TOTALS REMAINING BELOW SIX INCHES. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL
BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 30-35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY LATE
                    EVENING...THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 20-25 MPH SWITCHING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
CWR.................55 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST 20-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...BJORN WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121002.EASTF.01/TFX