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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...DNRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
645 AM MDT THU AUG 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0613 MDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY...WARM...AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST OVER THE BURN AREA
TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT WITH GOOD
OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP-DRAINAGE WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWN-DRAINAGE 3 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP-DRAINAGE 4 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...KIP COLBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120816.ELBOW.01/TFX