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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK PARK...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
145 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1327 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN AREA FOR
VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH LOW HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY
WESTERLY WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.  WINDS DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS A
DRY COOL FRONT PUSHES INTO THE AREA FROM CANADA. IT CONTINUES TO
APPEAR THAT THIS FRONT WILL NOT CAUSE A STRONG WIND SHIFT BUT
SHOULD INSTEAD CAUSE WINDS TO SUBSIDE SO THAT UPCANYON/UPSLOPE
WIND COMPONENTS DOMINATE ON SUNDAY. MPJ

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING 0 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 17 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNCANYON 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.ELKPA.01/TFX