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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
154 PM MDT MON AUG 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1305 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
OVER THE AREA RESULTING IN WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN
TO STRENGTHEN ON TUESDAY...THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND WINDS
WILL RESULT IN NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. LANGLIEB

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
    ERRATIC WIND WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE
            NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH.
LAL.................2
HAINES..............4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 VALLEYS...57-62 RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT VALLEYS. 48-53 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE.
                    ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE 2100 MDT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................2...1 AFTER 2100 MDT.
HAINES..............3
INVERSION...........DEVELOPING AROUND 7300 FEET.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER NOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER NOON.
LAL.................0
HAINES..............4
INVERSION...........BELOW 7300 FEET...LIFTING BETWEEN 0900-1000 MDT.

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FORECASTER...LANGLIEB
REQUESTED BY...KIP COLBY  T3IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120827.ELBOW.02/TFX