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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
332 PM MDT THU AUG 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1459 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND MONTANA THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING VERY DRY
AND WARM CONDITIONS TO THE REGION. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE
MODERATE TONIGHT AT MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. EXPECT LIGHT TERRAIN-DRIVEN
WINDS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY
DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS MIXING LEVEL WINDS STRENGTHEN TO AROUND
25 MPH.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WESTERLY AND
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...UTTECH
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130815.REDSH.02/TFX