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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
615 AM MDT WED SEP 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0540 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
QUIET AND DRY WEATHER TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO LOW CLOUDS AND A GOOD
CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AS
WELL. HOWEVER...DRY AND WARMER AIR STARTS TO MOVE BACK IN ON
FRIDAY. IT WILL BE WARM THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR WINDY CONDITIONS ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING. INCREASING CLOUDS THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 VALLEYS...AND 55-60 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT VALLEYS...35-40 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
INVERSION...........BREAKING AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
INVERSION...........2000 FEET AGL SETTING UP AROUND 11 PM.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
INVERSION...........2000 FT AGL BREAKING AROUND 1 PM.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120905.ELBOW.01/TFX