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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
853 AM MDT THU JUL 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0830 MDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHEAST WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES NEAR 20
PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER OVERNIGHT. MOISTURE WILL
INCREASE ON FRIDAY AND AS A WEAK SYSTEM APPROACHES SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. SOME STORMS MAY CONTAIN
GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY TO PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2
HAINES..............3
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2
HAINES..............3
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
                    SOME STORMS MAY CONTAIN GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3
HAINES..............3
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS WITH
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...VANDENHEUVEL
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120726.ELBOW.01/TFX