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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
500 AM MDT FRI OCT 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0427 MDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A CANADIAN WEATHER DISTURBANCE ALOFT EMBEDDED IN A COOL NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE
MOUNTAINS TODAY. A WEAKER WEATHER DISTURBANCE ALOFT SATURDAY WILL
BRING SOME CLOUDS BUT LITTLE THREAT OF PRECIPITATION DURING THE DAY.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 VALLEYS...22-27 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............2.
INVERSION...........LIFTING AROUND 1800 MDT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-15 VALLEYS...20-25 RIDGE TOPS.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT VALLEYS...40-50 PERCENT RIDGE TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............2.
INVERSION...........DEVELOPING AROUND 2100 MDT.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48 VALLEYS...28-33 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-34 PERCENT VALLEYS...40-50 PERCENT RIDGE TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............2.
INVERSION...........LIFTING AROUND 1700 MDT.


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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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