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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOBLIN GULCH...GREAT FALLS LCNF DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
136 PM MDT MON AUG 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1303 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROUGH AND BAND OF MOISTURE CURRENTLY OVER
SOUTHWEST MONTANA WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON.
EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO INITIALLY DEVELOP NEAR THE FIRE AREA
AROUND 1500-1600 MDT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN IS LOW DUE TO ISOLATED COVERAGE OF STORMS BUT ANY
NEARBY STORMS WILL HAVE GOOD POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS.
DECREASING CLOUD COVER TONIGHT WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND BREEZY
WINDS ON TUESDAY.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 5-10 MPH. ERRATIC
                    THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS OF 30-35 MPH
                    POSSIBLE.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 10-15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CLEARING
                    SKIES OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...SUSAN HILLSTROM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120806.GOBLI.02/TFX