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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...DNRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
126 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1308 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT AT RIDGE TOPS FROM
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A 5 PERCENT CHANCE FOR AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM SUNDAY EVENING. MOSTLY DRY/WARM CONDITIONS
MONDAY...WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR PRECIP TUE/WED. AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL FOR ONE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY DRY/WARM
CONDITIONS RETURN FOR THURS/FRI. BRUSDA

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 VALLEYS...78-82 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 4-8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............4 LOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-40 VALLEYS...55-60 RIDGE TOPS.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT VALLEYS...35-40 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............4 LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 VALLEYS...78-82 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST TO WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...KIP COLBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120818.ELBOW.02/TFX