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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
502 AM MDT WED AUG 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0436 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION
BRINGING WARMER AND DRIER AIR INTO THE AREA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO CRITICAL OR NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS AND WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ON THURSDAY.
A PACIFIC COLD FRONT COULD BRING BREEZY WIND TO THE AREA ON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS COULD RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW
LAL.................1


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES..............4 LOW
LAL.................1

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW
LAL.................1

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