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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
547 AM MDT MON JUL 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0514 MDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEXT 36 HOURS. MIX OF CLOUDS
AND SUN WITH CHANCE OF WET AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND
TOMORROW AS WEAK DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE AREA. NEAR-SURFACE
WINDS REMAINING LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY AROUND MIDDAY. CHANCE
                    OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH. OUTFLOW
                    WIND GUSTS OF 35-40 MPH POSSIBLE WITH
                    ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 LOW.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130729.REDSH.01/TFX