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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
510 AM MDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0434 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA AND TEMPERATURES
WILL BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. LIGHT SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AFTER 6 AM AND BECOME WEST TO
NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY 10 AM. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH LATE AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR 20 PERCENT OR
SLIGHTLY LOWER. SURFACE WINDS THURSDAY WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE
SOUTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 35 TO 40 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............2
INVERSION...........AROUND 7500 FEET...INVERSION SHOULD BREAK EARLY
                    ...6 TO 8 AM...DUE TO COLD FRONT PASSAGE AND
                    INCREASING WINDS.
.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............2

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............5
INVERSION...........7500 FEET...INVERSION SHOULD BREAK BETWEEN 9 AND
                    10 AM.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...KIP COLBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.ELBOW.01/TFX