FNUS75 KTFX 231634 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPER CITY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1034 AM MDT TUE JUL 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1006 MDT ON JULY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL KEEP WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. A WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED TOWARDS WEDNESDAY EVENING BUT WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH WITH THE WIND SHIFT. LANGLIEB .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90. MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 1500 MDT. RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91. MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AROUND 1800 MDT. RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH AROUND 1800 MDT. $$ FORECASTER...LANGLIEB REQUESTED BY...KIM TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130723.COPPE.01/TFX