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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
522 AM MDT SAT AUG 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0500 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER TODAY WITH AN INCREASE IN CLOUD
COVER AS A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. A
SLIGHT INCREASE IN CHANCE OF PRECIP WILL OCCUR TODAY MAINLY IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE
SUNDAY AS DRY CONDITIONS RETURN ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS FROM THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES..............3 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES..............3 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 LOW.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130817.REDSH.01/TFX