FNUS75 KMSO 141500
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH LOST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
900 AM MDT SUN AUG 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0826 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EAST TODAY AS A TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND
1400 FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF THE FIRE WILL SEE MORE SHELTERING FROM THESE WINDS. THERE
IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY AFTERNOON.
HIGHS AND RHS TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO SATURDAY BUT MONDAY WILL BE
10 TO 15 DEGREES COOLER AND RHS 10 PERCENT HIGHER. THERMAL BELT
DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT SHOULD BE WEAKER DUE TO THE ADDED CLOUD COVER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
BOTTOM......85-90.
TOP.........74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........
BOTTOM......15-20 PERCENT.
TOP.........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-11 WITH
    GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
BOTTOM......45-50.
TOP.........50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........
BOTTOM......70-75 PERCENT.
TOP.........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
BOTTOM......75-80.
TOP.........64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........
BOTTOM......23-28 PERCENT.
TOP.........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRANINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110814.SOUTH.01/MSO