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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
557 AM MDT SAT SEP 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0536 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MAINLY DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY AS A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE STAYS CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. WINDS
WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN WITH POOR RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SOUTHEAST
TO NORTHEAST TONIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE ON THE TRACK OF THIS
LOW...HOWEVER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LITTLE RAINFALL ARE
POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 RIDGES. 75-80 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT RIDGES. NEAR 20 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3.
INVERSION...........WILL BREAK AROUND 1100 MDT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT RIDGES. 60-65 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3.
INVERSION...........WILL DEVELOP AROUND 2200 MDT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
                    POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 RIDGES. 70-75 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES..............3.
INVERSION...........WILL BREAK AROUND 1100 MDT.

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FORECASTER...VANDENHEUVEL
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120922.ELBOW.01/TFX