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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
203 PM MDT SUN SEP 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1343 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS SHOULD INCREASE AHEAD OF A WEAK SYSTEM.
MOISTURE SHOULD BE LIMITED TO DECENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES AND
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY
AND ERRATIC NEAR ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...BUT WILL REMAIN
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN ELSEWHERE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............3

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................2
HAINES..............3
INVERSION...........SHOULD LIFT BY 1130
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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120923.ELBOW.02/TFX