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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
511 AM MDT SAT SEP 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0456 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN TODAY...WITH LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES CONTINUING OVER THE AREA. SOME ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAIN MAINLY WEST OF THE
DIVIDE. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND DOWN WITH COLD FRONT MOVING
THROUGH THE AREA AROUND MID DAY.  NO SIGNIFICANT SHOWER ACTIVITY
EXPECTED WITH DRY FRONT. BIGGEST INDICATOR WILL BE THE WIND SHIFT.
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND COOLER SUNDAY AND START TO REBOUND MONDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............5
INVERSION...........BREAK SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 11AM AND NOON

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............3

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............3
INVERSION...........BREAK SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 11AM AND NOON

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120915.ELBOW.01/TFX