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SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPER CITY...HELENA NF USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1202 AM MDT MON JUL 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2342 MDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ALOFT AND THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN
WARM AND DRY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE SLOW BUT
WILL REACH NEAR 50 PERCENT BY SUNRISE. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES MONDAY
WILL DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW 10 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. LIGHT
NORTH TO NORTHEAST DRAINAGE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
NIGHT...AND AFTERNOON UPSLOPE WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST. THE AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN TOO DRY FOR
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST DRAINAGE WINDS WINDS AD
                    4 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    12Z.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...PHIL KNAUB
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130721.COPPE.01/TFX