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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
536 AM MDT WED SEP 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0530 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AS A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE MOVES OVER THE AREA. GENERAL WINDS WILL BE LIGHT SO TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS WILL LIKELY DOMINATE. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............3
INVERSION...........BREAKING BY 11 AM.
.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............3


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............3
INVERSION...........BREAKING BY 11 AM.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120919.ELBOW.01/TFX