FNUS75 KTFX 202046
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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
246 PM MDT THU SEP 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1348 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES
UNSEASONABLY WARM WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF AROUND 20
PERCENT. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL REMAIN GOOD IN THE VALLEYS
BUT ONLY MODERATE ON THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGE TOPS. WINDS WILL MOSTLY
BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN AS WELL.  COULSTON


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP SLOPE/UP VALLEY WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH OUT OF THE
                    NORTHWEST.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING DOWN
                    SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING
                    UP SLOPE/UP VALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER NOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...COULSTON
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120920.ELBOW.02/TFX