FNUS75 KMSO 151731
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH LOST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1131 AM MDT MON AUG 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1101 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PASSING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL GENERATE GUSTY WEST
WINDS BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE LOCATION LOOKS PRETTY EXPOSED TO
THESE WINDS AND THUS SOME GUSTS UP TO 30 OR EVEN 35 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PARTICULARLY NEAR THE
TOP OF THE FIRE. A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON BUT LITTLE CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN. WINDS WILL DECREASE
TOMORROW WITH NO SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 72-77...TOP 62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 17-22 PERCENT...TOP 24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...VARIABLE WINDS 7-10 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    13-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TOP WEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 39-44...TOP 43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 79-84 PERCENT...TOP 52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH
                    AFTER 2000 MDT. TOP...WEST WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH AFTER
                    2000 MDT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 75-80...TOP 66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 16-21 PERCENT...TOP 22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH NEAR THE TOP.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRANINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110815.SOUTH.01/MSO