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SPOT FORECAST FOR TEMPLE GULCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
349 PM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1522 MDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS EVENING...
...SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL...

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER THE IDAHO
PANHANDLE WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN BIG BELTS AND ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY MAY IMPACT
THE FIRE AREA THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. GENERAL
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY LIGHT AND WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE NORTHERLY
THIS EVENING...HOWEVER OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
VICINITY WILL CREATE VARIABLE AND GUSTY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS
EVENING. HOENISCH

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LIKELY.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

A COOLER NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION BY
MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
NEAR SEASONAL AVERAGES AND GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S
OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS.
DISTURBANCES IN THE FLOW ALOFT MAY BRING CHANCES FOR PRECIPIATION ON
TUESDAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY WITH GENERALLY DRY WEATHER EXPECTED
FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. GENERAL DAYTIME WINDS WILL BE FROM
THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...MARK CONWAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090726.TEMPL.02/TFX