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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...DNRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
641 AM MDT SUN AUG 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0619 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH MONDAY. MID
AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AND THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY
OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS AND
LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DEVELOP. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL AGAIN DROP INTO
THE TEENS WITH MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 5 TO 9 MPH.                AROUND 5 MPH
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS UP TO 3 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...KIP COLBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120819.ELBOW.01/TFX