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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK PARK...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
448 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1911 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A COOL AND MOIST AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION
TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.
CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH SHOWERS BECOMING
LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. BEST CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS WILL BE FROM
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. COOL AND UNSETTLED
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH DRIER AND WARMER
CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION
FRIDAY NIGHT. LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THE COLD
FRONT FRIDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 O 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.ELKPA.02/TFX