FNUS75 KMSO 120041
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITETAIL PEAK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
641 PM MDT THU AUG 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1815 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE FIRE TONIGHT
AND WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL
IMPACT THE FIRE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BUT AFTER SUNSET AND
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND
GENERALLY TERRAIN DRIVEN. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS ALSO IN
STORE WITH POOR RH RECOVERIES EXPECTED DUE TO STRENGTHENING
INVERSIONS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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