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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
607 AM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0534 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS THIS MORNING...WITH LOW CEILINGS THROUGH
MIDDAY...ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER ON WEDNESDAY...THEN A SLIGHTLY
BETTER CHANCE FOR COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT PRECIP ARRIVES ON
THURSDAY. IT WILL WARM BACK UP THIS WEEKEND...WITH ONLY A SMALL
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS. BRUSDA

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWER.
CEILINGS............CEILINGS LOWERING TO RIDGE TOPS THROUGH THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 62 VALLEYS...NEAR 52 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT VALLEYS...40-45 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
INVERSION BREAK.....LOW CEILINGS WILL KEEP INVERSION GOING UNTIL
                    MID AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35 VALLEYS...35 TO 40 RIDGE TOPS.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT VALLEYS...NEAR 65 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
INVERSION SET IN....SHOULD DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 68 VALLEYS...NEAR 57 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT VALLEYS...NEAR 30 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
INVERSION BREAK.....SHOULD BREAK BETWEEN 10 AND 11 AM.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120904.ELBOW.01/TFX