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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
142 PM MDT SUN SEP 16 2012

.DISCUSSION...
COOLER BUT DRY AND QUIET CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA TODAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD JUST WEST OF THE REGION BRINGING GENERALLY LIGHT
WEST NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. HUMIDITY WILL BE
HIGHER TODAY BUT TREND BACK DOWN OVER THE COMING DAYS. A WEAK AND
DRY FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AND NEAR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP WITH BREEZY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT.
SKY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD MAY HAVE SOME VARIABILITY AS SMOKE
FROM REGIONAL FIRES CAUSES OBSCURATION.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND
                    5 MPH IN THE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND
                    5 MPH IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........2
LAL.................1

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3
LAL.................1

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120916.ELBOW.02/TFX