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SPOT FORECAST FOR LICK...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
902 PM MDT MON AUG 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2028 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM THIS EVENING AS RELATIVE
HUMIDITY HAS RISEN AND WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED. WEST WINDS OVER
THE BURN AREA ON TUESDAY WILL BE LIGHTER THAN TODAY'S SPEEDS BUT
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL AGAIN DROP INTO THE TEENS.
RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE MODERATE. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
OVER THE BURN AREA TUESDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS 12 TO 15 MPH. WINDS
                    SHOULD BECOME 3 TO 5 MPH BY 11 PM.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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