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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
518 AM MDT FRI AUG 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0445 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DISTURBANCE ALOFT OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING RAIN TO THE BURN AREA. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN
ON SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COOL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................NEAR 100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 5 TO 7 MPH BY MID MORNING AND TO THE NORTH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................75 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST-SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130802.REDSH.01/TFX