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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
220 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1407 MDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE AREA VERY WARM AND GENERALLY DRY THROUGH
THURSDAY...AS AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY FALLS INTO THE 20-25% RANGE.
WEAK DISTURBANCES WITH LITTLE MOISTURE WILL KEEP ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST. CONDITIONS
SHOULD BE A REPEAT TOMORROW WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TO START THE DAY
FOLLOWED BY SCATTERED AFTERNOON CUMULUS CLOUD DEVELOPMENT AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THROUGH THE EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST-SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................2

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST-SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................1

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120718.ELBOW.02/TFX