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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
157 PM MDT TUE SEP 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1336 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAKLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS COMBINED WITH AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR A
THUNDERSTORM TO THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SKIES
ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR FROM THE WEST FOR A RETURN TO DRY CONDITIONS
ON WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS REMAINING GENERALLY LIGHT THROUGH THE
PERIOD. MPJ

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES..............3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................2 BEFORE 2200...THEN 1.
HAINES..............3.
INVERSION...........DEVELOPING AROUND 6500 FEET.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST WINDS
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............2.
INVERSION...........BREAKING AROUND 9 TO 10 AM MDT.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120925.ELBOW.02/TFX