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SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD FIRE...USFS LEWIS & CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
548 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0530 MDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE TODAY
AHEAD OF A PACIFIC COLD FRONT. THE MAIN COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE BURN AREA ABOUT 1 PM. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. PRECIP AMOUNTS OF 0.10 TO 0.15 ARE POSSIBLE
ON THE BURN AREA TODAY. EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES ON
WEDNESDAY...BUT SLIGHTLY LOWER AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES. AFTER
TODAY...THE NEXT REASONABLE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO BE
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. BRUSDA

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 30
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 35 TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 40 MPH.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST-NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 40 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 40 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
                    45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...JESS SECREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121016.MUDFI.01/TFX