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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBLOW PASS COMPLEY...DNRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
627 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0539 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EARLY THIS MORNING THERE ARE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKY
MOUNTAIN FRONT BUT THEY SHOULD STAY NORTH OF THE COMPLEX AND
SHOULD END BY MID-MORNING. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL
BUILD INTO THE AREA LATER TODAY FOR A DRYING AIRMASS. THE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ON THURSDAY BUT THE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE
DRY. LOOKING AHEAD GUSTY WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY EVENING BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD
STAY ABOVE 25 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 VALLEYS...60-65 RIDGETOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT VALLEYS....30-35 PERCENT RIDGETOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 VALLEYS...50-55 RIDGETOPS.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT VALLEYS...28-33 PERCENT RIDGETOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 VALLEYS...60-65 RIDGETOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-23 PERCENT VALLEYS...28-33 PERCENT RIDGETOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...KIP COLBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120822.ELBLO.01/TFX