FNUS75 KTFX 161119
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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
519 AM MDT FRI AUG 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0509 MDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT TODAY.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND
CREATE GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS IN THEIR VICINITY. STRONGER WINDS ALOFT
MAY MIX TO THE SURFACE AROUND THE SAME TIME RH VALUES ARE AT THEIR
LOWEST FOR THE DAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE MODEST OVERNIGHT.
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY...WITH A
SLIGHTLY HIGHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON POSSIBLE.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES..............5 MODERATE.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES..............5 MODERATE.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES..............3 MODERATE.


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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130816.REDSH.01/TFX