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SPOT FORECAST FOR AVALANCHE BUTTE...GALLATIN COUNTY SHERIFF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
513 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1655 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE OVERALL PATTERN WILL CHANGE VERY LITTLE THROUGH THURSDAY FOR
THE BURN AREA. THE AIRMASS WILL DESTABILIZE DURING THE AFTERNOON
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AND CONTINUING INTO THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT
FROM THESE STORMS THOUGH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL WILL BE
POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR SEASONAL AVERAGES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...LT JARRETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110803.AVALA.02/TFX