FNUS75 KTFX 251112
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
512 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0437 MDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD INTO THE AREA
THROUGH SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS BY
SUNDAY...AS AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAIN NEAR TO SLIGHTLY
BELOW 20 PERCENT. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT
THROUGH THE PERIOD. INSTABILITY ALOFT WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY STORMS
THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS.  COULSTON

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 VALLEYS...61-66 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT VALLEYS...21-26 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36 VALLEYS...40-45 RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT VALLEYS...58-63 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AROUND 5 MPH
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84 VALLEYS...70-75 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT VALLEYS...18-23 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...COULSTON
REQUESTED BY...KIP COLBY  T3IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120825.ELBOW.01/TFX