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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
519 AM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0630 MDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA
TODAY AND SATURDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY LIGHT TO
BREEZY AND TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SEASONABLY WARM. THERE WILL
BE A CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS EACH DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST WIND 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 2 PM MDT...THEN 2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 10 PM MDT...THEN 2.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1 PM MDT...THEN 3.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130809.REDSH.01/TFX