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SPOT FORECAST FOR MT  ELMO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
836 AM MDT SAT SEP 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0753 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND CONTINUED WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL
OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THIS COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
PASS THROUGH THE AREA OF THE WILDFIRE AROUND DARK. ACCOMPANYING THIS FRONT
WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT
EXPECT MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND HIGHER MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.
THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS HAS RESULTED IN A FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85 BOTTOM TO 65-70 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON TOP
                    AND TO 10 MPH BOTTOM.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........AT THE TOP WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER DARK. AT THE BOTTOM WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH AFTER DARK.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER
                    DARK.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 BOTTOM TO 45-50 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 40-45 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH TOP TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BOTTOM.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...DARWIN REYNOLDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090919.MTELM.01/TFX