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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1447 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH MONTANA. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY
FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY BEFORE 9 PM. OVERNIGHT
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY SHOULD BE IN THE 80S. FOR SUNDAY..EXPECT
DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON. MIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 30S WILL KEEP THE THREAT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ON THE LOW SIDE.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH THROUGH 2100.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING. INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...UTTECH
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130817.REDSH.02/TFX