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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
334 PM MDT FRI AUG 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1451 MDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL TURN WINDS TO THE SOUTHWEST
ON SATURDAY. AS A RESULT...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER WITH MIN
RH VALUES IN THE 30S. THE DISTURBANCE WILL ALSO BRING AN INCREASE
IN INSTABILITY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, SO ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WINDS WINDS AROUND 20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS AROUND 1O TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...UTTECH
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130816.REDSH.02/TFX