FNUS75 KTFX 242001
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
201 PM MDT MON SEP 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1315 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE STATE WILL
BRING MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL MONTANA. AN ISOLATED SHOWER
OR THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING...BUT MOST
LOCATIONS WILL BE DRY. TONIGHT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN
LOW FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITHIN THE THERMAL BELT. FOR TUESDAY
...THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORM THROUGH THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53 IN THERMAL BELT...30 TO 40 FOR THE LOWEST
x09x09    ELEVATIONS
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT IN THERMAL BELT...90 TO 95 FOR
x09x09    THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH WITH DOWNSLOPE
x09x09    CONDITIONS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
x09x09    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH WITH DOWNSLOPE
x09x09    CONDITIONS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
x09            THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...UTTECH
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120924.ELBOW.02/TFX