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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1432 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEAK STABILITY HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE SITE AND A THUNDERSTORM IS
POSSIBLE BUT NOT EXPECTED THIS EVENING. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE FLOW ALOFT TONIGHT AND BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AROUND MIDNIGHT. MOISTURE WILL BE SPARSE AND WINDS WILL
REMAIN LIGHT ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER SOUTHWEST MONTANA FRIDAY
AND SPREAD NORTH...AND AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IS
POSSIBLE FRIDAY AS THE MOISTURE SPREADS NORTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN EVENING SHOWERS OR
                    THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES..............2 VERY LOW
LAL.................2 THIS EVENING...1 BY MIDNIGHT

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW
LAL.................1 MORNING...2 AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130808.REDSH.03/TFX