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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1307 MDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER
THE SITE THROUGH SATURDAY. THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN DRY AND
CONTINUE TO WARM BUT REMAIN STABLE. NO WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD TONIGHT WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ON FRIDAY DROPPING INTO THE MID 20S.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN 3 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...TERRAIN DRIVEN 4 TO 9 MPH AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...KIP COLBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120816.ELBOW.02/TFX