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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
518 AM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0429 MDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN THE BURN AREA
TODAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...
ESPECIALLY AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL. BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT FOR MID- SLOPES AND ABOVE WITH A SHALLOW INVERSION
EXPECTED BELOW ABOUT 6500 FEET. FRONTAL PASSAGE ON WEDNESDAY
SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN THE EARLY TO MID MORNING WITH WINDY
CONDITIONS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING BEHIND THE FRONT. MPJ

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
LAL.................0
HAINES..............3
INVERSION...........AROUND 7500 FEET...LIFTING BETWEEN 9 TO 10 AM.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49 VALLEYS...55 TO 60 MID-SLOPES AND ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT VALLEYS....40 TO 50 PERCENT MID-SLOPES
                    AND ABOVE.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
LAL.................0
HAINES..............4
INVERSION...........DEVELOPING AROUND 6500 FEET.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20
                    TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................0
HAINES..............4
INVERSION...........FRONTAL PASSAGE SHOULD BREAK THE INVERSION...POSSIBLY
                    AS EARLY AS 5 TO 6 AM BUT MORE LIKELY 8 TO 9 AM.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120828.ELBOW.01/TFX