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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
532 AM MDT WED SEP 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0512 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO RESIDE OVER THE REGION INTO
THE WEEKEND. LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE EACH DAY FROM TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM EACH DAY AS
WELL...WITH FRIDAY BEING THE WARMEST DAY TOO. BRUSDA

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 60 VALLEYS...NEAR 52 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT VALLEYS...25 PERCENT RIDGE TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
INVERSION...........DISSIPATING BETWEEN 1130 AM AND 1230 PM.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 22 VALLEYS...NEAR 35 RIDGE TOPS.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT VALLEYS...55 PERCENT RIDGE TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
INVERSION...........DEVELOPING AFTER 9 PM THIS EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 74 VALLEYS...NEAR 62 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT VALLEYS...20 PERCENT RIDGE TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
INVERSION...........DISSIPATING BETWEEN 1100 AM AND 1200 PM.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120912.ELBOW.01/TFX