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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1430 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY MOIST WEATHER DISTURBANCE ALOFT OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
MOVE INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA BY FRIDAY MORNING THEN WEAKEN DURING THE
DAY. IT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN INTO FRIDAY NIGHT
ALONG WITH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL. THERE WILL ALSO BE
A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
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.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. A THREAT
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........71-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130801.REDSH.02/TFX