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SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODHAWK...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
648 AM MDT MON AUG 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0624 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A DISTURBANCE WILL BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE FIRE AREA THIS MORNING. WITH THE AIRMASS BECOMING MORE MOIST AND
UNSTABLE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA AFTER 1600 MDT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH MOST OF THE EVENING. ALTHOUGH THESE STORMS WILL CONTAIN BRIEF
HEAVY RAINFALL...THEY WILL BE FAST-MOVING...AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF
WETTING RAIN FROM ANY ONE STORM IS LOW. ALSO...FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS
EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
TODAY...AND IT MAY BE EXTENDED IF CONDITIONS PERSIST. A COLD FRONT
WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER TODAY...CAUSING WESTERLY WINDS
TO INCREASE. SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS/WINDS WILL ALL DECREASE AFTER
0000 MDT AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM EXITS THE AREA. HOWEVER...BREEZY
WESTERLY WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
COULSTON


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...COULSTON
REQUESTED BY...WOODHAWK OPERATIONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110815.WOODH.01/TFX