FNUS75 KMSO 170306
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST GULCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
906 PM MDT TUE AUG 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2046 MDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER WESTERN
MONTANA WILL BREAK DOWN WEDNESDAY. THIS BREAK IN THE RIDGE WILL
TRANSLATE TO INCREASED WINDS AND CONTINUED LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 1-3 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...JD  IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110816.WESTG.01/MSO