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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK PARK...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
423 AM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1958 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY AS WELL AS ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS AND A COLD FRONT PASSAGE THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNSTABLE WESTERLY FLOW WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY WITH GUSTY WEST
WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
AFTER 1500 AND SOME STORMS MAY ONLY PRODUCE LIGHT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS
ALONG WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH
THE REGION THIS EVENING...SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTH BETWEEN 2100 AND
MIDNIGHT. MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH INCREASING
CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY AND WETTING RAIN BECOMING LIKELY BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO
                    15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    BY MIDNIGHT THEN DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    BY MIDNIGHT THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110829.ELKPA.02/TFX