FNUS75 KMSO 171941
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELIZABETH FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
141 PM MDT TUE AUG 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1227 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS
PRESENT. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM TO MOVE OVER THE BURN DURING
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE UPSLOPE (SOUTH)
DURING WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS DEVELOPING FROM STORM CELLS PASSING NEAR THE BURN.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A MIX OF DRY AND WET VARIETIES DURING
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH.
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 4-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...JOHN LINK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100817.ELIZA.01/MSO