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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
626 AM MDT TUE AUG 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED TODAY WITH LOWER
WIND SPEEDS THAN YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES COOLER AND
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES SLIGHTLY HIGHER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
BECOMING LIGHT AND DOWN-DRAINAGE THIS EVENING. NEAR-IDENTICAL
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING
                    VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130820.REDSH.01/TFX