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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK PARK...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
509 AM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1941 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BROAD HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE MAKING
FOR WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL REACH
TEENS TO AROUND 20 PERCENT BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND PRIMARILY
TERRAIN-DRIVEN...KEEPING CONDITIONS JUST BELOW CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CRITERIA. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM THIS
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORM CELLS.
WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM ARRIVES ON MONDAY WITH INCREASED CLOUD COVER
AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST AT 5-10 IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 10-15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.ELKPA.02/TFX