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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK PARK...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
152 PM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1338 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR LOW
HUMIDITIES GUSTY WINDS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...

.DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGE FROM THE MORNING UPDATE. ISOLATED
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS...WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE
REGION GENERALLY BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 1 AM WEDNESDAY. EXPECT
LOW CLOUDS TO DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY ON WED. CONTINUED COOL ON THUR...WITH WARMER AIR RETURNING
ON FRIDAY. BRUSDA

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS TOWARDS EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AROUND
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...JAKEHOPPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.ELKPA.01/TFX