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SPOT FORECAST FOR KNOX RIDGE FIRE...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
749 PM MDT THU JUL 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1932 MDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL KEEP THE AIRMASS DRY AND STABLE
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT ALTHOUGH
SOME LATE AFTERNOON HOOKUP ON FRIDAY COULD CAUSE GUSTY
CONDITIONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE GOOD TONIGHT WITH
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO NEAR 15 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...SOME AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS BATES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130718.KNOXR.01/TFX