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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...STATE/LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
158 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1308 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
AS A RESULT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGH TODAY
COMPARED TO THE LAST FEW DAYS. INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND
SUNSET WITH HUMIDITY RECOVERY CLOSE TO 70 PERCENT IN THE THERMAL BELT.
OTHERWISE...EXPECT QUIET CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT...MOSTLY TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS BELOW RIDGE TOP LEVEL...THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-48 IN THERMAL BELT. 30-35 FOR LOWEST ELEVATIONS.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT IN THERMAL BELT. 90-97 PERCENT FOR
x09x09    LOWEST ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH WITH DOWNSLOPE
x09x09    CONDITIONS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH WITH DOWNSLOPE
x09x09    CONDITIONS.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............2 VERY LOW.
INVERSION...........WILL DEVELOP AFTER 8 PM.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 FOR HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. 70-75 FOR LOWEST
x09x09    ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT FOR HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. 22-27 PERCENT
x09x09    FOR LOWEST ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH WITH UPSLOPE
x09x09    CONDITIONS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............2 VERY LOW.
INVERSION...........WILL BREAK AFTER 10 AM.

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FORECASTER...UTTECH
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120926.ELBOW.02/TFX