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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
341 PM MDT SAT JUL 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1512 MDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THERMAL BELT CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS WINDS BECOME
LIGHT...MODERATE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY EXPECTED. COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY ALONG WITH A
SLIGHT POSSIBILITY FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES..............5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES..............4.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WIND AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES..............3.

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FORECASTER...UTTECH
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130727.REDSH.02/TFX