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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
523 AM MDT THU SEP 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0339 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND INCREASING WIND SPEEDS CAN BE
EXPECTED FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST
ON FRIDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ON FRIDAY AS
WELL...THUS THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL CONTINUE. A WIND SHIFT TO
THE NORTH WILL OCCUR ON SATURDAY...BUT NO PRECIP IS EXPECTED WITH
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. A FEW ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OR MOUNTAIN TOP
SNOW SHOWERS COULD DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY THOUGH.
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE A BIT COOLER ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 VALLEYS...62 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT VALLEYS...24 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
INVERSION...........DISSIPATING BETWEEN 11 AM AND NOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............4 LOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30 VALLEYS...45 RIDGE TOPS.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT VALLEYS...40 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
INVERSION...........DEVELOPING AFTER 9 PM THIS EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............5 MODERATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 VALLEYS...65 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PERCENT VALLEYS...20 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
INVERSION...........DISSIPATING BETWEEN 1030 AM AND 1130 AM.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120913.ELBOW.01/TFX