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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0809 MDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH WEAK
ENERGY MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN
GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL REACH THE LOW 20S
THIS AFTERNOON BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND
VARIABLE...KEEPING CONDITIONS JUST BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CRITERIA. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM WEST TO SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND
BACK TO WEST ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY TO PARTLY SUNNY. BUILDING CUMULUS WITH
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 TO 3
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................3
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST AND INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SYNER
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110828.HOOVE.01/TFX