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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS...USFS - GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
343 PM MDT TUE JUL 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1524 MDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL RESIDE OVER THE REGION FOR THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. EXPECT A FEW PASSING THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...WITH A
DRYING AND WARMING TREND BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY. BREEZY WEST WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH WINDS DIMINISHING A BIT ON
WEDNESDAY. A THERMAL BELT OF WARMER TEMPERATURES IS POSSIBLE AT
NIGHT...STARTING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. INCREASING CLOUDS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
                    POSSIBLE TOWARDS EVENING. WARMER
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS S COLLIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120717.ELBOW.02/TFX