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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
502 AM MDT THU AUG 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0445 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY AS WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BURN SITE. SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT
ALTHOUGH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL AGAIN DROP INTO THE LOW
TEENS. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
                    BY MID MORNING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............2
INVERSION...........7400 FEET...BREAKING AROUND 9 AM.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............4

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............5
INVERSION...........7500 FEET...BREAKING AROUND 9 AM.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...KIP COLBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120830.ELBOW.01/TFX