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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOOVER...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1045 PM MDT WED AUG 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2207 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WITH AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HUMIDITY AROUND
20 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. A DISTURBANCE WILL ALSO
BRING A CHANCE OF MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. EXPECT A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 5 PM
AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A COOL FRONT. EXPECT WARM TEMPERATURES AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. BRUSDA

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY. INCREASING CLOUDS WITH
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING...THEN 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST TOWARDS EVENING. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT....
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...WITH ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 IN THE EVENING...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY WINDS IN
                    THE EARLY EVENING NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110824.HOOVE.01/TFX