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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
534 AM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0507 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. EXPECT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AGAIN LATE THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT. DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN
TO THE AREA ON SUNDAY THOUGH AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM IS
POSSIBLE. SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT WITH GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY MORNING FOG. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON SHOWER
                    OR THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 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 20130803.REDSH.01/TFX