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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
550 AM MDT FRI SEP 28 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER MONTANA WILL KEEP GENERALLY WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS AT THE FIRE LOCATION TODAY AND TOMORROW. A WEAK TROUGH
AND SOME MOISTURE PUSHING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL GENERATE SOME
AFTERNOON AND EVENING CLOUDS TODAY AND TOMORROW BUT NO PRECIPITATION
LOOKS LIKELY AT THIS TIME. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO
THE LOW 20 PERCENT RANGE TODAY BUT SHOULD RECOVER NICELY OVERNIGHT.
LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS TODAY WILL BECOME BREEZY THIS EVENING AND
COULD GUST INTO THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE SATURDAY. INVERSION SETUP
LOOKS WEAK THE NEXT TWO DAYS WITH ANY DEVELOPMENT CAPPING OFF AROUND
7500 FT AND BREAKING BY 10 AM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3
LAL.................1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3
LAL.................1

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3
LAL.................1

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120928.ELBOW.01/TFX