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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
825 AM MDT THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0742 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD PLACE JUST THE WEST OF THE FIRE.
WEAK INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL LEAD TO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS FROM AROUND 3 PM TO 9 PM. INCREASING
INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE TOMORROW WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BE DIURNALLY
DRIVEN WITH LIGHT GENERALLY EASTERLY WINDS OVERNIGHT. AFTERNOON
WINDS SHOULD BE HIGHER WITH MIXING DOWN FROM A MORE WESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT. DO NOT EXPECT DRY THUNDERSTORMS BUT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP. EXPECT SOLID
HUMIDITY RECOVERY AT NIGHT WITH PRETTY DRY AFTERNOON CONDITIONS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY AROUND 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES..............2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 NONE

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORM IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE EASTERLY AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE EASTERLY AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2 ISOLATED

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF A
                    SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY AROUND 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST UP TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST UP TO 15 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 NONE DURING THE DAY...3 SCATTERED AFTN/EVE.

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