FNUS75 KTFX 131502
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAYMAKER RX UNIT 8...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
902 AM MDT MON MAY 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES...LOW RH VALUES...AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TODAY.

WARM TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF AN INCOMING FRONT THIS EVENING WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2PM THIS
AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. WHILE THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL
DIMINISH AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN 6 PM MDT AND MIDNIGHT...STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. COOLER...YET SEASONAL
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    BY NOON AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130513.HAYMA.01/TFX