FNUS75 KMSO 262241
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FITNESS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
441 PM MDT THU AUG 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1525 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A VERY HOT AND DRY AIR MASS WILL PERSIST FOR THE
DURATION OF THE DAY. THE ATMOSPHERE HAS BECOME RELATIVELY UNSTABLE
ALOFT...SUPPORTING A HAINES INDEX NEAR 6 AS WELL. A VIGOROUS DRY
COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING THE FIRE AND HAS BEGUN TO
INCREASE SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE WINDS WILL PEAK
WITH THE PASSANGE OF THE COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SHIFT
TO A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION THIS EVENING. A MUCH COOLER AIR
MASS WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE FRIDAY HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL
REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7-15 MPH SHIFTING TO OUT OF THE WEST AFTER 1800.
                    GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 9-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...VICKY  SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100826.FITNE.01/MSO