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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
511 AM MDT MON AUG 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0452 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AROUND A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. THIS WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED
CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN ABOVE
CRITICAL LEVELS WITH GOOD RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT EXCEPT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING INCREASING TO
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING
                    LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LANGLIEB
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130812.REDSH.01/TFX