FNUS75 KMSO 150616
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOLES POINT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1216 AM MDT MON AUG 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2347 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE FIRE
SITE EARLY THIS MORNING. WITH THE FRONT...EXPECT A QUICK SHOT OF
RAIN AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM...HOWEVER A MORE NOTICEABLE
CHANGE WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT WITH WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS
INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON (LIKELY AFTER 1400). REDEVELOPMENT OF
THUNDERSTORMS IS ALSO POSSIBLE AGAIN BY LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS...BUT THE WINDS WILL BE THE MAJOR FACTOR
IN TODAYS WEATHER FOR THE FIRE. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO COOL
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 5 TO 10 DEGREES OVERNIGHT AND FOR TUESDAY AS
WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-8 MPH IN THE MORNING...TURNING NORTHWEST
                    AND INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH AFTER 2000.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...GERALD JOB
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110814.BOLES.02/MSO