FNUS75 KGGW 021244
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAIN BUTTES...LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
644 AM MDT THU AUG 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0636 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY
FOR THE BURN AREA FOR A WIND SHIFT AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE BURN SITE DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. LOOK FOR AN ABURPT WIND SHIFT AFTER THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE. THEN OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY LOOK FOR COOLER AND MORE
MOIST CONDITIONS FOR THE REGION.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PROTON
REQUESTED BY...JOSH BARTA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120802.CHAIN.01/GGW