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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
155 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1400 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...DRY...WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
BURN AREA THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A FAIRLY SHALLOW INVERSION IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH WINDY CONDITIONS FOR MID-SLOPES AND ABOVE.
WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. MPJ

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
                    MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............3
INVERSION...........NONE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 LOWER ELEVATIONS...50-55 MID-SLOPES AND
                    ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-74 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...45-50 PERCENT
                    MID-SLOPES AND ABOVE.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
                    MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............4
INVERSION...........DEVELOPING AT ABOUT 6500-7000 FEET.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
                    MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............4
INVERSION...........7000 FEET...INVERSION BREAKING AROUND 8 TO 9 AM.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...KIP COLBY  T3IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120901.ELBOW.02/TFX