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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1511 MDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE AIRMASS REMAINS UNSTABLE OVER THE BURN AREA AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS AND SMALL
HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL
LIGHTNING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TUESDAY WITH
CONTINUED VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. LESS MOISTURE ALOFT WILL
LIMIT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TOMORROW...KEEPING THEM GENERALLY
CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...ELBOW PASS L O
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120730.ELBOW.02/TFX