FNUS75 KTFX 171818
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK RUB...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1218 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1137 MDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP THE AIRMASS WARM AND DRY. THE
AIRMASS WILL BE UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
THUNDERSTORM EXISTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH GOOD
RECOVERY TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF AN EVENING THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS PETERSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110717.ELKRU.01/TFX