FNUS75 KTFX 291937
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
137 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1328 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN SPEED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
BEHIND THE DRY COLD FRONT THAT MOVED OVER THE FIRE AREA. WINDS WILL
LIKELY BE STRONGEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS NEAR PEAK HEATING.
GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSE TO 40 MPH ON EXPOSED AREAS. MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 20S TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND
SLIGHTLY COOLER TODAY...AND HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT WILL
TREND HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS NIGHTS WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
DROPPING LOWER. HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURES VALUES WILL RETURN TO
NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS THURSDAY...HOWEVER WINDS SPEEDS SHOULD
BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN TODAY. SUK
.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 MPH.

.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 WINDS 25 MPH.

.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 WINDS 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...KIP COLBY  T3IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.ELBOW.02/TFX