FNUS75 KMSO 111625
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHETSTONE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1025 AM MDT THU AUG 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1005 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND LINGERING MOISTURE FROM
WEDNESDAYS CONVECTION WILL PROVIDE SOME CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT OVER
THE FIRE TODAY. A SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS IS IN PLACE WITH THIS
TROUGH...BUT A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY FOR WARMING/DRYING CONDITIONS. SOME BREEZY LATE DAY WINDS
TODAY WITH CONTINUED INSTABILITY ALLOWING HIGHER WINDS TO MIX TO
THE FIRE...BUT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WINDS WILL BE DIURNALLY/TERRAIN
DRIVEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH
                    AFTER 1500 MDT GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 5-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...DOUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110811.WHETS.01/MSO