FNUS75 KMSO 171536
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE FISH LAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
936 AM MDT WED AUG 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0908 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...IMPACTS TODAY WILL BE INCREASED WINDS...LOWER
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AND THREAT OF AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
AN UPPER LEVEL JET AND SURFACE THERMAL BOUNDARY OVER THE FIRE WILL
INCREASE INSTABILITY AND ALLOW HIGHER ELEVATION WINDS TO MIX TO
THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH THE EVENING. WITH
INCREASING MID LEVEL MOISTURE THIS SAME INSTABILITY MAY ALSO SET
OFF SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. WITH DRY LOW
LEVELS...ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. LINGERING
CLOUDS AND WINDS WILL KEEP POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND POTENTIAL
FOR FIRE ACTIVITY TO REMAIN INCREASED OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING CLOUDS.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST 12-16 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25-30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY AFTER
                    1300 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12-18 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 8-12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 4-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110817.LITTL.01/MSO