FNUS75 KTFX 042002
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
202 PM MDT THU OCT 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1335 MDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COOL AND UNSTABLE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW
SEASONAL AVERAGES THROUGH FRIDAY WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SNOW SHOWERS. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE VERY GOOD TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. LANGLIEB

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-19.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING DOWN
                    SLOPE/VALLEY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............2
INVERSION...........DEVELOPING AROUND 2100 MDT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON SNOW
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES..............2
INVERSION...........LIFTING AROUND NOON.

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FORECASTER...LANGLIEB
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121004.ELBOW.02/TFX