FNUS75 KMSO 271905
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH WOLF PT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
105 PM MDT SUN SEP 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1218 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE UNIT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. DIURNAL TERRAIN WINDS WILL PREVAIL DESPITE A EAST TO WEST
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. ELK MOUNTAIN JUST
EAST OF THE UNIT WILL KEEP THE FIRE SHELTERED FROM THESE WINDS.
MONDAY THE UPPER RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST AS ANOTHER PACIFIC WEATHER
SYSTEM ENTERS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST. HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL INCREASE WITH THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZING IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON TO MIX STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE FIRE...MAINLY
AFTER 1500 MDT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING HIGH CIRRUS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8-10 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...STEVE LEFEVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090927.SOUTH.01/MSO