FNUS75 KMSO 231820
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVERTHORN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1220 PM MDT MON AUG 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1210 MDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...TURNING DRIER AND HOT INTO WEDNESDAY...
...ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT DRY COLD FRONT AND WIND POSSIBLE THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO REBUILD OVER THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON WITH A DRIER WESTERLY FLOW TAKING OVER.  THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL QUICKLY STABILIZE THIS EVENING.  A SIGNIFICANT
TRENT TOWARDS MUCH WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS.
OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES WILL ALSO BECOME INCREASINGLY POOR TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY
UNSTABLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HAINES INDEX RISING TO
A 5 OR 6 LATE. ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT DRY COLD FRONT AND WIND EVENT
IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY LATE THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST...UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH...
                    BECOMING WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE EARLY EVENING...THEN A LIGHTER 1 TO 4 MPH
                    DOWNSLOPE WIND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...KELLY MCKEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100823.SILVE.01/MSO