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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1407 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY NEAR THE FIRE WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY
SATURDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO A POSSIBILITY THIS EVENING
AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON BUT ARE NOT LIKELY TO BECOME SEVERE OR
WIDESPREAD. EXPECT THE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND PRECIPITATION TO
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE VERY
HIGH OVERNIGHT AND SHOULD REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 40 PERCENT SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AS WELL. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES.
EXPECT WINDS TO BE A LITTLE BREEZY AND GENERALLY WESTERLY BEFORE
BECOMING MORE SOUTHWEST IN NATURE ON SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCES OF
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DIMINISH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................75 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........GENERALLY WEST UP TO 15 MPH BUT MAY VARY SOME.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST UP TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF ISOLATED
                    AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST UP TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130802.REDSH.02/TFX