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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
523 AM MDT TUE SEP 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0515 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN UNSEASONABLY WARM TODAY AS RH VALUES
CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE
FIRE THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING AN INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS AND
 A SUDDEN SHIFT WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. NO SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT AND TEMPERATURES
WILL ONLY DECREASE SLIGHTLY AFTER WARDS. TEMPERATURES WILL
TREND SLIGHTLY COOLER OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE WARMING
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............4
INVERSION...........SHOULD BREAK BY 11 AM


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............4

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............2
INVERSION...........SHOULD BREAK BY 11 AM

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120918.ELBOW.01/TFX