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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOKOUT CREEK...HELENA NF USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
327 PM MDT MON AUG 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1501 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
DECREASE AND BECOME DOWN-VALLEY BY MIDNIGHT. MODERATE RH RECOVERIES
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ON MID-SLOPES WITH GOOD RECOVERIES ABOVE 7000
FEET AND VALLEY BOTTOMS. DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON
TUESDAY WITH LIGHTER WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND HIGHER WIND
GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ON RIDGETOPS.

.THIS EVENING...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT ABOVE 7000 FEET.
                    25-30 PERCENT BELOW 7000 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT ABOVE 7000 FEET.
                    55-60 PERCENT BELOW 7000 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO
                    AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH DECREASING 10 TO
                    15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT ABOVE 7000 FEET.
                    15-20 PERCENT BELOW 7000 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...VANDENHEUVEL
REQUESTED BY...HIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130819.LOOKO.01/TFX