FNUS75 KTFX 182008
FWSTFX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1347 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NO PRECIPITATION AND MILD TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING. A
MID SLOPE THERMAL BELT IS POSSIBLE THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS. NO
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PATTERN CHANGES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. BRUSDA


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 VALLEYS...63 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT VALLEYS...30 PERCENT RIDGE TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35 VALLEYS...NEAR 40 RIDGE TOPS.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT VALLEYS...65-70 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WINDS AT
                    5 TO 10 MPH AROUND 9 PM THIS EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 VALLEYS...58-63 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 20 PERCENT VALLEYS...AROUND 33 PERCENT
                    RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120918.ELBOW.02/TFX