365 
FNUS75 KTFX 121214
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SHALE...LEWIS AND CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
614 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0539 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP THE REGION DRY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NEVADA WILL BRING INCREASING AMOUNTS OF 
MID LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. A 
RELATIVELY MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL THEN LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY FOR
BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL WITH ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT 
DEVELOPS. MIN HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD BE IN THE 30S WITH OVERNIGHT
RECOVER IN THE 80S.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
CWR.................0 PERCENT. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-75. 
MIN HUMIDITY........28-36 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. 
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW. 

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
CWR.................0 PERCENT. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-44. 
MAX HUMIDITY........80-88 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 
                    SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH 
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. 
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
CWR.................20 PERCENT. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-78. 
MIN HUMIDITY........27-35 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS DURING THE MORNING. NORTH 
		    WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH. 
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. 
MIXING WINDS........NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW. 

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FORECASTER...UTTECH
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130912.REDSH.01/TFX