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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
507 AM MDT MON AUG 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0447 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER DISTURBANCE ALOFT COMBINED WITH AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS
WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE A RISK OF GUSTY
ERRATIC WINDS WITH THUNDERSTORMS BUT ALSO THERE WOULD BE A BETTER
CHANCE THEY WOULD BE WET RATHER THAN DRY.  AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL LEAD TO A DRIER AND STABLE AIRMASS TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    OR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 20 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES..............2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130805.REDSH.01/TFX