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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELKHORN MOUNTAIN SEARCH...BROADWATER SHERIFF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
915 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2055 MDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FAIRLY QUIET WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE SEARCH
AREA UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT INCREASING CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON FRIDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT
WILL BE CHILLY/A BIT COLD...WITH A BIT OF A WIND CHILL DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON
THURSDAY...WITH CLOUD HEIGHTS GRADUALLY LOWERING DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE LOWERING CLOUD HEIGHTS COULD START TO
IMPACT ANY AVIATION HELP PLANNED FOR BY LATE IN THE DAY THURSDAY.
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN RAIN SHOWER POSSIBLE
BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE
SHORT LIVED.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
WIND CHILL..........WIND CHILLS 15 TO 25 ABOVE ZERO.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AN ISOLATED MOUNTAIN SHOWER
                    POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...SHERIFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20110518.ELKMT.01/TFX