FNUS75 KTFX 182015 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD THORN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 215 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1343 MDT ON JUNE 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE AS FREQUENT LIGHTNING...STRONG ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL END OVERNIGHT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST MONTANA WILL PASS BY THE HELENA VALLEY OVERNIGHT CAUSING WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. CWR.................70 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NUTTER REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MORK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130618.OLDTH.01/TFX