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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
556 AM MDT FRI SEP 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0532 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN WITH SURFACE WINDS SHIFTING
EAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ON ALL SLOPES. THOUGH AN INVERSION IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...IT WILL LIKELY BE WEAK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 RIDGES. 72-77 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 LOW.
INVERSION...........WILL BREAK AROUND 1100 MDT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 LOW.
INVERSION...........WILL DEVELOP AROUND 900 PM MDT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 RIDGES. 73-78 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 MODERATE.
INVERSION...........WILL BREAK AROUND 1000 AM MDT.

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FORECASTER...VANDENHEUVEL
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120921.ELBOW.01/TFX