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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOOVER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
417 AM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2209 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...

VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY WITH INCREASING
WESTERLY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
A FEW CUMULUS WILL BUILD LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
CANNOT BE RULED OUT THIS EVENING...HOWEVER MOISTURE IS VERY LIMITED.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AND A WEAK/DRY COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...BRINGING A SHIFT
TO NORTHERLY WINDS BY SUNDAY MORNING ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH A CHANCE
FOR LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE AREA WEDNESDAY...BRINGING MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND A BETTER CHANCE OF MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH BUILDING
                    CUMULUS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................ZERO
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...TEVIN CHILTON  IC T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.HOOVE.01/TFX