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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
335 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1507 MDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE AREA VERY WARM AND DRY INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY FALLING INTO THE 25% RANGE. SOMEWHAT
VARIABLE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE
BECOMING MORE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. WINDS LOOK TO SHIFT BACK OUT OF
THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST TOMORROW AHEAD OF A MOIST PACIFIC WEATHER
SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE DAY.
ANY DEVELOPED STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN
AS ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE SHOULD BE MORE ELEVATED THAN OF LATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED
                    SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................3-4

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120719.ELBOW.02/TFX