FNUS75 KMSO 171915
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETERS RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
115 PM MDT WED AUG 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1254 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BREEZY UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE
THIS AFTERNOON AND FURTHER LOWER HUMIDITIES. THE WINDS WILL BE OUT
OF THE WEST WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS 25-30 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING.
WHEN THE WINDS DESCEND...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL FALL QUICKLY. THE
WINDS WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING...DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. THE
FIRES LOCATION IS IN A GOOD LOCATION FOR THERMAL BELT
DEVELOPMENT...SO RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE POOR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH AFTER
                    1400 MDT..GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25-30 MPH THIS
                    EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...TERA HANKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110817.PETER.01/MSO