FNUS75 KGGW 231056
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAVEN...LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
456 AM MDT MON AUG 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0446 MDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE BACK EDGE OF THE RAIN SHIELD WILL BE EXITING THE BURN AREA BY
6 AM. AFTER THE RAIN EXITS EXPECT ONLY PASSING SHOWERS OR POSSIBLY
A THUNDERSTORM FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. LOOK FOR THE WEST
WINDS TO SLIGHTLY SHIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND INCREASE IN
SPEED WITH GUSTY CONDITIONS FROM 9 AM THROUGH 7 PM FOR THE BURN
AREA. FOR TUESDAY WINDS WILL BE LOWER AND LESS GUSTY...ALONG WITH
CONTINUED COOL HOWEVER STILL FAIRLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR
THE REGION IN COMPARSION TO TODAY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 36 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PROTON
REQUESTED BY...JAY MCALLISTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100823.RAVEN.01/GGW