FNUS75 KTFX 201933
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOKOUT CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
133 PM MDT TUE AUG 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1335 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS WITH GENERALLY CLEAR
SKIES OVER THE REGION THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...EXCEPT
FOR AREAS OF SMOKE FROM ACTIVE FIRES IN WESTERN MT. WINDS WILL
REMAIN SOMEWHAT BREEZY FROM THE WEST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING
OVER EXPOSED RIDGETOPS WHILE LOWER SLOPES AND DRAINAGES WILL SEE
LIGHT SLOPE-DRIVEN WINDS. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL LIKELY ONLY BE
MODERATE TONIGHT WITH A THERMAL BELT EXPECTED AT MID-UPPER SLOPES.
A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS LATE WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HOENISCH

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH ON
                    ASPECTS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWN-SLOPE/DOWN-DRAINAGE 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED CUMULUS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE/UP-DRAINAGE 3 TO 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...KIM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130820.LOOKO.01/TFX