FNUS75 KMSO 211639
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST BUFFALO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1039 AM MDT SAT AUG 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1019 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE BURN AREA LATE TONIGHT.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY COMBINED WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT...COMBINED WITH A MODERATE HAINES
INDEX. A COOLER AND MORE STABLE AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA FOR SUNDAY
AND MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-18
                    MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. NOT
                    AS DRY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GIBSON
REQUESTED BY...JOE COUTURE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100821.WESTB.01/MSO