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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
135 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1259 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AS A RESULT OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...THE AIRMASS HAS STABILIZED
OVER THE BURN AREA. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
WITH WINDS SLOWLY DECREASING AFTER 6 PM. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE AREA AGAIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. WARMER TEMPERATURES AND
LIGHT WINDS WILL RETURN ON SATURDAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
DROPPING BACK INTO THE TEENS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH DECREASING AND BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATER THIS EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...KIP COLBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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