FNUS75 KTFX 301544
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
944 AM MDT MON JUL 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0925 MDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT FAIRLY QUIET MORNINGS...WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE
FOR LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...BUT FORECAST
MODELS INDICATE AN INCREASED CHANCE FOR STRONGER WINDS WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE CHILLY...BUT DAYTIME HIGHS
WILL GENERALLY CLIMB INTO THE LOW 80S BY MID AFTERNOON. BRUSDA

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 THIS MORNING...3 THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES..............4 LOW
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2
HAINES..............4 LOW
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............4 LOW
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...ELBOW PASS L O
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120730.ELBOW.01/TFX