Mehhh... I like talking to humans. The guys on the other end of 1-800-WxBrief seem to be better at reading those things than myself. As a student, I recommend he call. I always call them on the drive to the airport. Probably be a little nervous and unsure of yourself at first, they're just people, after a while it's like calling home. I also like using ForeFlight for the particulars.
You can also call NOAA, they'll give a blurb about not being offical, but if you're about to launch into the Montana mountains, the guys sitting on the field at MSO might have a little better insight on the local weather than a briefer in Florida.
Speaking of concrete, the local guys at NOAA on the field at MSO told me that people call and "order" weather. Like the controlled burn folks, say what they need, and the NOAA folks will call them when they see it.