FNUS75 KMSO 160241
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOX PEAK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
841 PM MDT MON AUG 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1910 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE ON TUESDAY
FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL WARMING TREND THROUGH THE REST OF THIS WEEK AND
INTO THE WEEKEND. TYPICAL AUGUST DIURNAL...TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS ARE
LIKELY EACH DAY WITH LIGHTER...DRAINAGE TYPE WINDS OVERNIGHT. A WEAK
DRY COLD FRONT MAY CLIP THE FIRE LOCATION ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON
PRODUCING A FEW GUSTS. BUT OVERALL THIS RELATIVELY BENIGN WEATHER
PATTERN WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 LOWER ELEVATIONS...66-71 UPPER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...21-26 PERCENT
                    UPPER ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 LOWER ELEVATIONS...50-55 UPPER ELEVATIONS.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...45-50 PERCENT
                    UPPER ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN OVERNIGHT 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 LOWER ELEVATIONS...70-75 UPPER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...15-20 PERCENT
                    UPPER ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 50-60. HIGHS 71-81. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 54-64. HIGHS 72-82. DIURNAL TERRAIN WINDS TO
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 52-62. HIGHS 72-82. SOUTHWEST WINDS WINDS
5-12 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...JACQUIE PARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110815.FOXPE.01/MSO