FNUS75 KGGW 021938
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAIN BUTTES...LEWISOTWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
138 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1314 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY LOW HUMIDITY AND
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE BURN AREA...

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS AND WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT A FEW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING
AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE BURN AREA. COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ACROSS THE FIRE. EXPECT HIGHER RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ON FRIDAY BUT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 15 TO
30 MPH.

.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 2100 3.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.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 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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