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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
849 AM MDT THU JUL 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0826 MDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE AT THE FIRE LOCATION
BETWEEN 3PM TO 6PM MDT AND WILL CAUSE SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
GIVEN LIMITED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HIGH BASED AND
PRODUCE STRONG AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE 20 PERCENT WITH MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NUTTER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MORK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130711.SHEEP.01/TFX