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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0731 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
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.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH EVENING GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.HOOVE.01/TFX