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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...STATE/LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
204 PM MDT THU SEP 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1327 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
MONTANA TODAY AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE RIDGE WILL
BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES SHOULD BE IN THE TEENS AND LOW 20 PERCENT RANGE ON FRIDAY
WITH A SLIGHTLY STRONGER WESTERLY FLOW. A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN
THE PATTERN IS POSSIBLE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH THE
POSSIBILITY FOR COOLER TEMPERATURES AND WETTER CONDITIONS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 IN THERMAL BELT. 27-32 FOR LOWER
x09x09    ELEVATIONS.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT IN THERMAL BELT. 92-97 FOR LOWER
x09x09    ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH WITH DOWNSLOPE
x09x09    CONDITIONS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH WITH DOWNSLOPE
x09x09    CONDITIONS.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............3 VERY LOW.
INVERSION...........WILL DEVELOP AFTER 7 PM.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71 FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 73-78 FOR LOWER
x09x09    ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 18-23 FOR
x09x09    LOWER ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH UPSLOPE CONDITIONS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............4 LOW.
INVERSION...........WILL BREAK AFTER 1030 AM.

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FORECASTER...UTTECH
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120927.ELBOW.02/TFX