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SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD FIRE...USFS LEWIS & CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
535 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0458 MDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY TUESDAY MORNING...
...COLD FRONT PASSAGE AROUND NOON TUESDAY WILL CAUSE WINDS TO
STRENGTHEN FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH INCREASED GUSTINESS...

.DISCUSSION...
UNSETTLED WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP CONDITIONS CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL BE BETWEEN
9 AM AND 1 PM ALTHOUGH WETTING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED. WINDS ALOFT
WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY AND SOME STRONG GUSTS ARE
POSSIBLE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
SIMILAR FOR TUESDAY MORNING BUT A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AROUND NOON. WINDS SHOULD STRENGTHEN FROM
THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AND BECOME GUSTY WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN MORNING...SLIGHT
                    CHANCE RAIN AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WINDS BECOMING
                    15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AFTERNOON.
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 40-50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT MORNING...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 20-25
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...JESS SECREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121015.MUDFI.01/TFX