FNUS75 KMSO 011417
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MOUNTAIN  16
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
817 AM MDT TUE SEP 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD OVER THE REGION
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  THIS WILL LEAD TO WARMING AND LOWER HUMIDITIES
WITH TIME.  THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO SUPPORT RELATIVE LIGHT DIURNAL
WIND PATTERNS.  THE EXCEPTION TO THE DRYING IS WITH THE LINGERING
MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY.  THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN
UNSTABLE ENOUGH TO POSSIBLY SUPPORT ISOLATED SHOWERS OR STORMS INTO
THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR EARLY...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.  CHANCE OF A
                    SHOWER AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE...MOSTLY UPSLOPE 1-6 MPH...EXCEPT GUSTY
                    WINDS NEAR ANY SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BUROW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090901.ELKMO.01/MSO