FNUS75 KGGW 212147
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAT PATCH...LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
347 PM MDT SAT AUG 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1522 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY
THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING
WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. HOT AND VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER
THE BURN SITE UNTIL A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE
AREA BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT
SUNDAY EVENING.

.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
                    GUSTY WINDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....98-103.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................ZERO.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................ZERO.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUST TO 30 MPH BY EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................ZERO.

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FORECASTER...FORRESTER
REQUESTED BY...SHANNON BONNEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100821.RATPA.01/GGW