FNUS75 KTFX 071502
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DECKER RX...USFS LEWIS & CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
802 AM MST WED NOV 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON NOVEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE FIRST COOL FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA AROUND 2 PM
TODAY. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...A FEW SHOWERS AND SLOWLY FALLING
TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT. A STEADY SNOW DEVELOPS ON THURSDAY
MORNING AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE BURN AREA.
SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL IS
LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. TURNING WINDY THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FEET AGL
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................75 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHERLY AT 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...JESS SECREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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