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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
309 PM MDT WED JUL 31 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1445 MDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE PLUME CURRENTLY MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST MT WILL CONTINUE
NORTHWARD AND PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ROCKY MTN
FRONT LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. LEADING EDGE OF
APPROACHING PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM ARRIVES TOMORROW...BRINGING CLOUDY
SKIES...MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. OUTFLOW WIND
                    GUSTS OF 30-35 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................65 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 LOW.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130731.REDSH.02/TFX