FNUS75 KMSO 012143
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARIBOU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
343 PM MDT MON JUN 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1519 MDT ON JUNE 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

WATCH FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS FROM THE EAST NEXT 24 HOURS.

.DISCUSSION...FIRE LOCATION MUST BE WELL PROTECTED FROM A STRONG
EASTERLY WIND FLOW BASED ON THE OBSERVATION PROVIDED. WINDS WILL
LIKELY GET PRETTY ERRATIC AND GUSTY NEAR THE TOP OF THE RIDGE
...PREDOMINATING FROM THE EAST. PATTERN WILL NOT BE CHANGING MUCH
THROUGH TUESDAY...DRY WITH ELEVATED RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

.REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON...

WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7-14 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR
                    THE TOP OF THE RIDGE. OTHERWISE UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7-11 MPH NEAR THE TOP OF THE RIDGE.
                    ELSEWHERE DOWNSLOPE 4-7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR THE TOP
                    OF THE RIDGE. ELSEWHERE UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...TROY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090601.CARIB.01/MSO