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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
508 AM MDT THU AUG 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0445 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY AND
UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER TO THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. HUMIDITIES
THIS AFTERNOON WILL FALL TO CRITICAL LEVELS. ONLY MODERATE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR NEAR THE VALLEY FLOOR
WHERE GOOD RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED. INCREASING WINDS COMBINED WITH
LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY COULD RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
                    15 MPH AFTER 2100 MDT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 2100 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW
LAL.................1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES..............4 LOW
LAL.................1

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY AFTER NOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    AFTER 2100 MDT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
x09x09    AFTER 2100 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES..............5 MODERATE
LAL.................1

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FORECASTER...LANGLIEB
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130815.REDSH.01/TFX