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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
301 PM MDT THU SEP 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1438 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING
WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL
ALSO REMAIN LIGHT AND AN INVERSION WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
POSSIBLY LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO THE AREA. SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR LATER TONIGHT AND
TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM TO SEASONAL LEVELS ON FRIDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............2 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
INVERSION...........WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING BETWEEN 7 PM AND 10PM.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............2 VERY LOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.
INVERSION...........MAY NOT BREAK UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON BETWEEN NOON AND 3PM.

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FORECASTER...VANDENHEUVEL
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120906.ELBOW.02/TFX