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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
542 AM MDT MON SEP 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0527 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BRISK WINDS OVER THE ROCKIES CONTINUE
INTO THIS EVENING AND THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
9 PM THIS EVENING. HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE GOOD. AN
UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN THE 20S.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............2
INVERSION...........NONE

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............2
INVERSION...........7000 FEET DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT
.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............2
INVERSION...........7000 FEET...BREAKING AROUND 9 AM.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...KIP COLBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120903.ELBOW.01/TFX