FNUS75 KMSO 101600
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHETSTONE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1000 AM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0936 MDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT CONDITIONS TODAY TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE
EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY AT THE FIRE LOCATION WITH WINDS PERHAPS A LITTLE
BIT STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO WIND GUSTS COULD BE BRIEFLY STRONG
NEAR ANY SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. A
WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES THIS EVENING
AND TOMORROW WILL KEEP WINDS GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND MUCH OF
TOMORROW. AS SUCH EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN WARMER OVERNIGHT WITH
THE ATMOSPHERE STAYING WELL MIXED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    20 MPH THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110810.WHETS.01/MSO