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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2201 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 ABOVE CRITICAL CRITERIA TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5-8 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO WEST AT 8-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN CLEARING SKIES.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 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.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 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.HOOVE.02/TFX