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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
455 AM MDT WED AUG 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0426 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEATHER DISTURBANCE
ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO STAY NORTH OF THE FIRE TODAY. THURSDAY IS
LIKELY TO ALSO BE DRY BUT INSTABILITY IN THE AFTERNOON WILL LEAD
TO A SMALL THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT BUT
IF A THUNDERSTORM DOES DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED GUSTS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH COULD OCCUR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING WITH INCREASING
                    CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES..............2 VERY LOW.

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