FNUS75 KTFX 152010
FWSTFX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1352 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH DRY CONDITIONS
TO KEEP NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER LEVELS ACROSS THE AREA. LOOK FOR
WINDS TO TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET WITH RH VALUES RECOVERING BETTER THAN
OF LATE. CONDITIONS WILL BE QUIET OVERALL ON SUNDAY WITH GENERALLY
LIGHT WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FAIRLY COOL BUT WILL BEGIN TO
REBOUND MONDAY. SKY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD MAY HAVE SOME
VARIABILITY AS SMOKE FROM REGIONAL FIRES CAUSE OBSCURATION.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE FROM OTHER
                    FIRES MAY OBSCURE SKY AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
                    NORTH WINDS SHOULD HELP TO CLEAR SMOKE TONIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3
LAL.................1

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY AREAS OF SMOKE FROM OTHER
                    FIRES MAY OBSCURE SKY AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3
LAL.................1

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120915.ELBOW.02/TFX