Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Great Falls, MT

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1053 AM MDT WED JUL 29 2015

MTZ112-300300-
/O.CON.KTFX.FW.W.0005.150729T1800Z-150730T0300Z/
EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL/EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTY-
1053 AM MDT WED JUL 29 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112.

* WIND...15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE
AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
929 PM MDT WED JUL 29 2015

MTZ112-300430-
/O.EXP.KTFX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150730T0300Z/
EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL/EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTY-
929 PM MDT WED JUL 29 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112...

WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE RISEN ABOVE
20 PERCENT. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
324 AM MDT WED JUL 29 2015

.DISCUSSION...
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... A QUIET WEATHER PATTERN WILL BEGIN TO
MOVE INTO THE AREA AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS TO DOMINATE THE
REGION. GUST SURFACE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES
AND LOW RH VALUES TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN
FIREWEATHER ZONE 112. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF
THE WEEK HOWEVER WINDS SHOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY CALMER AFTER
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SO ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER
HIGHLIGHTS ARE NOT EXPECTED AFTER WEDNESDAY. NO MOISTURE IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK UNDER DRYING AND
SUNNY CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB EACH DAY WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID NINETIES BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK
AT MANY LOCATIONS. SUK

FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER RIDGE. THE AIRMASS WILL START OFF DRY BUT BY
LATE IN THE WEEKEND SOME MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA
FROM THE SOUTHWEST. AREAS OF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW THROUGH
THE UPPER RIDGE WHICH COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING WILL LEAD TO
SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MODELS ARE NOT IN GREAT AGREEMENT
WITH THESE AREAS OF MOISTURE SO HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH CHANCES OF
PRECIPITATION BEGINNING MONDAY THAT ARE CLOSE TO CLIMATOLOGICAL
AVERAGES. OVER THE WEEKEND TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S TO
MID 90S BUT AS MORE CLOUDS MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL MORE LIKELY BE IN THE 80S. BLANK

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.AVIATION...
UPDATED 0525Z.

EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS WITH GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES TO SCATTERED
CLOUDS. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS IN FOG AT
KWYS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. BLANK

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.FIRE WEATHER...
A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112 FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT. HUMDITIES WILL
TREND LOWER THROUGH THE WEEK...AS CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO DRY OUT
AND WARM UP...HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RELATIVELY LIGHT
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GTF  79  54  86  55 /   0   0   0   0
CTB  79  50  86  51 /   0   0   0   0
HLN  81  52  89  55 /   0   0   0   0
BZN  79  50  87  53 /   0   0   0   0
WEY  72  36  78  39 /   0   0   0   0
DLN  77  47  85  50 /   0   0   0   0
HVR  81  54  86  54 /   0   0   0   0
LWT  78  52  85  55 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
MTZ112.

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