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SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN TIMBER PILES...ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
327 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2018
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
FAIR WEATHER PERSISTS THROUGH TUESDAY AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT
BUILDS FROM THE WEST. A WEAK DISTURBANCE DIVES SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA
TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF THIS DISTURBANCE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL CREATE
BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS, ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHTER WINDS RETURN
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH, GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL IN THE MORNING, INCREASING TO 1500 FT
AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH, GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING, DECREASING TO
0 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL IN THE MORNING, INCREASING TO 2000 FT
AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
FORECASTER...JASZKA
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELLS OWEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 1816802.0/TFX
.DELDT 10/15/18
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