FNUS75 KTFX 171950
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
150 PM MDT MON SEP 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1331 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WARM AND DRY AIRMASS OVER THE AREA WILL RESULT IN UNSEASONABLY
WARM TEMPERATURES FOR TUESDAY ALONG WITH LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY.
MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. A DRY COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WIND ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED WITH THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE AT THIS TIME. LANGLIEB

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 LOWER ELEVATIONS...48-53 ABOVE SHALLOW
                    INVERSION.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS....40-50 PERCENT
                    ABOVE SHALLOW INVERSION.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING DOWN SLOPE/
                    DOWN VALLEY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............2

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-74
MIN HUMIDITY........17-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
INVERSION...........SHALLOW INVERSION LIFTING AROUND 1000 MDT.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............5

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FORECASTER...LANGLIEB
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120917.ELBOW.02/TFX