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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
637 AM MDT TUE SEP 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0607 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...
LOW MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR
CONTINUED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR THE BURN
AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH OVERNIGHT
LOWS TONIGHT DROPPING INTO THE 20S. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.
INVERSION...........DISSIPATING BY 1000 MDT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
INVERSION...........DEVELOPING AFTER 2100 MDT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
INVERSION...........WILL BREAK 1000 TO 1200 MDT.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120911.ELBOW.01/TFX