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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEY...DNRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
643 AM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0550 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE AHEAD OF A PACIFIC WEATHER
SYSTEM WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE UNSTABLE.
THIS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
LEAN TOWARDS THE DRY SIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A BETTER CHANCE
OF A WETTING RAIN WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER
                    OR THUNDERSTORM AFTER 3 PM.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 THEN 2 AFTER 1500.
HAINES..............4.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 VALLEYS...70-75 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-19 PERCENT VALLEYS...28-33 PERCENT RIDGE
                    TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............4.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 VALLEYS...55-60 RIDGE TOPS.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-82 PERCENT VALLEYS...35-40 PERCENT
                    RIDGE TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 THEN 3 AFTER 1200.
HAINES..............4.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 VALLEYS...68-73 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-25 PERCENT VALLEYS...25-30 PERCENT
                    RIDGE TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...KIP COLBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120820.ELBOW.01/TFX