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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK PARK...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
522 AM MDT MON AUG 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2017 MDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SMALL WEATHER SYSTEM NOW IN NORTHERN IDAHO WILL MOVE
ACROSS CENTRAL MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL
BREAK FOR A FEW HOURS THEN REDEVELOP...ALONG WITH INCREASING
WINDS...AS THE SYSTEM ARRIVES. WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS NEAR 40 MPH POSSIBLE. MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES SHOULD STAY SLIGHTLY ABOVE CRITICAL CRITERIA TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH THIS MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS OF 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........GRADUALLY CLEARING SKIES. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110828.ELKPA.02/TFX