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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1316 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
QUITE WEATHER BUT VERY WARM CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN
AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A VERY SMALL CHANCE FOR AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM LATE SUNDAY EVENING. OTHERWISE...MOSTLY DRY
AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH FAIRLY LIGHT WINDS...ARE
EXPECTED UNTIL TUESDAY. THE NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION
LOOKS TO BE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT COOLING
IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK AT THIS TIME. BRUSDA

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............4 LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 RIDGETOPS...AND 80-85 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 40 VALLEYS...AND 40 TO 45 RIDGE TOPS.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT VALLEYS...65-70 PERCENT RIDGE TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............4 LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 RIDGETOPS...AND 83-88 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT MORNING WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...KIP COLBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120817.ELBOW.02/TFX