000
FNUS75 KTFX 191618
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEATS...HELENA NF USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1018 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BRING CLOUDY
SKIES AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS TO THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COOL TODAY BUT OVERNIGHT LOWS
AND MONDAYS HIGH WILL BE CLOSER TO SEASONAL AVERAGES. MPJ

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 0 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...DEANNA THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130519.SWEAT.01/TFX

000
FNUS75 KTFX 172120
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEATS...HELENA NF USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
320 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1437 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING PERIODS OF LIGHT
RAIN TO THE HELENA VALLEY AND SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS FRIDAY EVENING
AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE DURING
THIS FORECAST PERIOD WHICH COULD BRING A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE
RAINFALL. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER TO AT OR ABOVE 90 PERCENT
TONIGHT AND THEN DROP TO NEAR 50 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  WINDS
WILL INCREASE INTO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH
ON SATURDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...UTTECH
REQUESTED BY...DEANNA THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130517.SWEAT.02/TFX

000
FNUS75 KTFX 172011
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEATS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
211 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1348 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COOLS AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT THE
BURN AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS
ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY BUT SHOULD NOT BE TOO
STRONG WITH WEST TO WESTERLY DIRECTIONS PREVAILING. MPJ

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................MISSING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...ASHLEY SITES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130517.SWEAT.01/TFX

000
FNUS75 KTFX 171250
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSEHOE HILLS LOST MALE...STATE/LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
650 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0641 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE AREA
WILL REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL AND
WINDS GENERALLY LIGHT. CLOUD BASES WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 7000
AND 10000 FEET MSL THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH FREEZING LEVELS
NEAR 10000 FT MSL. PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS
MORNING WITH FOG DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS. AN
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 5-10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...KATHI GREGOIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20130517.HORSE.01/TFX

000
FNUS75 KTFX 170234
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEATS...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
834 PM MDT THU MAY 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1948 MDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROF WILL MOVE OVER THE
REGION AND MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT. AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IS POSSIBLE AND RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL GENERALLY RISE THROUGH
FRIDAY...AND WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT OVERALL. THERE MAY BE A FEW GUSTS
AROUND SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................75 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...KIM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130516.SWEAT.02/TFX