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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
548 AM MDT TUE JUL 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0523 MDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LARGE CANADIAN TROUGH RESPONSIBLE FOR PERSISTENT CONDITIONS PAST
FEW DAYS GRADUALLY MOVES DOWNSTREAM TODAY. LAST POCKETS OF MOISTURE
FROM THE TROUGH WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED CLOUDS AND ISOLATED STORMS THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO WESTERN
MONTANA ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS AND A SWITCH TO WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR THE SURFACE
AND AT RIDGE TOPS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THIS MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30-35 MPH POSSIBLE WITH
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR OVERNIGHT.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 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 20130730.REDSH.01/TFX