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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
519 AM MDT THU AUG 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0441 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHING WESTERN MONTANA WILL BRING
PERIODS OF SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS...AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES
TO THE BURN AREA. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING
WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN
IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
HANIES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130801.REDSH.01/TFX