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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
145 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1332 MDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
HOURS WITH A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT
APPROACH THE AREA. WILL EXCEED 50 MPH AT THE RIDGE TOPS LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT TUESDAY
AFTERNOON BUT WILL STILL BE STRONG. SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE ON
TUESDAY AND CHANGE TO SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
LIKELY. LANGLIEB

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO
                    30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL GUST TO
                    45 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH INCREASING TO 50 TO
                    60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............2 VERY LOW
INVERSION...........INVERSION DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
x09x09    45 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 50 TO 60 MPH DECREASING TO 35
                    TO 45 MPH AFTER NOON.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............2 VERY LOW
INVERSION...........INVERSION DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED.

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FORECASTER...LANGLIEB
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121001.ELBOW.02/TFX