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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
645 AM MDT MON SEP 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0557 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE BURN AREA. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE COOLER TODAY WITH FURTHER COOLING OCCURRING ON TUESDAY. WINDS
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......STRONG WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO
                    45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH.
INVERSION...........WEAK INVERSION DISSIPATING BY 1000 HOURS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 55 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 1000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........AROUND 25 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........AROUND 25 MPH.
INVERSION...........DISSIPATING BY 1000 HOURS.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120910.ELBOW.01/TFX