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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...DNRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
641 AM MDT FRI AUG 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0622 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN OVER THE BURN
AREA RESULTING IN DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL AGAIN
DROP INTO THE TEENS WITH MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN
                    4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWN-DRAINAGE 3 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...KIP COLBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120817.ELBOW.01/TFX