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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
333 PM MDT SAT JUL 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1502 MDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...VERY WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS
SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN MONTANA AT THIS TIME AND MAY AFFECT THE BURN
AREA IF STEERING WINDS PUSH THEM FURTHER NORTH. THE RISK FOR
CONVECTION SHOULD DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT WITH GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES
AND LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF SUNDAY. THERE WILL ONCE
AGAIN BE A RISK OF ISOLATED STORMS AFTER 1500 MDT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. MPJ

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................3
HAINES..............3
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH....GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
HAINES..............3
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH....GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500 MDT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2.
HAINES..............3
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120728.ELBOW.02/TFX