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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
335 PM MDT THU JUL 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1454 MDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WITH GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE IN
THEIR VICINITY. FOR TONIGHT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY SHOULD BE 80
PERCENT OR HIGHER ABOVE 6000 FT ASL. THERMAL BELT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT WITH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 6000 FT ASL. FOR FRIDAY...
EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS AND 10 TO 15 MPH WESTERLY WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...UTTECH
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130725.REDSH.02/TFX