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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1332 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE BURN AREA
FROM 3 PM UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS AND SMALL
HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. EXPECT WARMER AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ON
TUESDAY...ALONG WITH ISOLATED LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. THEN A
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED ON WED...WHEN COOLER AND
WETTER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FOR WED/THU. BRUSDA

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................3
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AT 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110829.ELKPA.01/TFX