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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
254 PM MDT TUE AUG 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1530 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE BURN AREA.
SURFACE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT TONIGHT BUT COULD
BECOME BREEZY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. MPJ

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE.
RIDGE TOP WIND......VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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