FNUS75 KTFX 032030
FWSTFX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1530 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO FUEL SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE BURN AREA THIS EVENING WITH SKIES CLEARING
BY 10 PM MDT. WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ON SUNDAY
BUT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE AFTER 2 PM MDT. LIGHT
AND BREEZY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY WESTERLY AND
HUMIDITY WILL BE GOOD OVERNIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-96 PERCENT...40 TO 45 PERCENT THERMAL BELT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130803.REDSH.02/TFX