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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
310 PM MDT SUN AUG 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1438 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE BURN AREA HAS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR AN
EVENING THUNDERSTORM TONIGHT...BUT GENERALLY QUIET CONDITIONS
SHOULD PREVAIL INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT MONDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED
BY AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. AN ABRUPT SWITCH TO
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH
THE BURN AREA BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM MDT. MPJ

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-94 PERCENT...40 TO 45 PERCENT THERMAL BELT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    2 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130804.REDSH.02/TFX