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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
332 PM MDT MON AUG 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1455 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
WET AND SLOW MOVING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AND
SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS...OTHERWISE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
LIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING CALM AFTER MIDNIGHT
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................3 THIS EVENING...2 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...NUTTER
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130812.REDSH.02/TFX