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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK PARK FIRE...MEAGHER COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
701 PM MDT THU AUG 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1840 MDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA
THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING ALONG AND AHEAD
OF THIS BOUNDARY. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 90 MINUTES. ERRATIC
GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN
FRIDAY DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY EAST WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS MAY BE ERRATIC
                    AND GUST TO 40 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...JON LOPP SHERIFF CORONER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110825.ELKPA.01/TFX