FNUS75 KMSO 041426
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MTN 13
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
826 AM MDT FRI SEP 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BRIEF HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL OCCUR TODAY THOUGH CLOUD
COVER WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS AN APPROACHING WEATHER
SYSTEM BEGINS TO ENTER FROM THE WEST. WINDS WILL BE A MAIN FEATURE
THIS AFTERNOON THOUGH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE MORE RELAXED COMPARED
TO YESTERDAY. BETTER CHANCES FOR MOISTURE AND STRONGER WINDS ARE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-79.
RH..................MIN 24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

RH..................MAX 65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.


.SATURDAY...

TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-80.
RH..................MIN 23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6-8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BUROW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090904.ELKMT.01/MSO