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SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPER CITY...HNF-USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
142 PM MDT MON JUL 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1320 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR LOW RH VALUES LESS THAN 10 PERCENT AND
WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH UNTIL 9
PM MDT. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTH-NORTHWEST BETWEEN 6 PM AND 9 PM
AND THEN BECOME LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MODERATE
RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT WITH A SHALLOW INVERSION DEVELOPING LATE
TONIGHT. LIGHTER WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING
                    NORTH-NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BETWEEN 6PM AND
                    9PM MDT THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...VANDENHEUVEL
REQUESTED BY...HIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130722.COPPE.02/TFX