FNUS75 KMSO 151847
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETERS RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1247 PM MDT MON AUG 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1213 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PASSING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASED WINDS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH COULD BECOME QUITE GUSTY.
DUE TO THE ORIENTATION OF THE FIRE...EXPECT THE WIND DIRECTION TO
REMAIN MORE FROM THE SOUTHWEST. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ALTHOUGH THE POSSIBILITY OF A WETTING RAIN WILL REMAIN
LOW. TOMORROW WILL TREND SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER BUT WITH LESS WIND.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY BETWEEN 1600
                    AND 2000 MDT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........INCREASING WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST BECOMING 11-13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER
                    2000 MDT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY BUTTERFIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110815.PETER.01/MSO