FNUS75 KMSO 011759
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MTN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1159 AM MDT TUE SEP 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1215 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 THROUGH MID DAY...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IN THE
                    MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 5 MPH...EXCEPT GUSTY
                    WINDS NEAR ANY SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY TO 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...MARLA DICKINSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090901.ELKMT.02/MSO