FNUS75 KTFX 021913
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
113 PM MDT TUE OCT 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1253 MDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AROUND MIDNIGHT AS MUCH
COOLER AND MOIST AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD
WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES LIKELY. EXPECT SNOW TO TAPER OFF
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LANGLIEB

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    THIS EVENING...THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTH
                    20 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............3
INVERSION...........INVERSION DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW LIKELY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH DIMINISHING TO
                    10 TO 15 MPH AFTER NOON.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............2
INVERSION...........INVERSION DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED.


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FORECASTER...LANGLIEB
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121002.ELBOW.02/TFX