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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
533 AM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0520 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
BRISK WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SITE TODAY AND THE
AIRMASS WILL REMAIN VERY DRY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN
DROP INTO THE LOW TEENS TODAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL CONTINUE
INTO THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ALSO BE IN THE
TEENS MONDAY. HOWEVER...SURFACE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER AND CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 25 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............5
INVERSION...........7000 FEET...BREAKING AROUND 8 AM

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............4
INVERSION...........DEVELOP AROUND 7000 FEET.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............3
INVERSION...........7000 FEET...BREAKING AROUND 9 AM

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...KIP COLBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120902.ELBOW.01/TFX