FNUS75 KMSO 171544
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH LOST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
944 AM MDT WED AUG 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0913 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING
BECOMING VERY GUSTY BY MID AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ON THE UPPER
PORTIONS OF YOUR FIRE. IN ADDITION TEMPERATURES WILL RUN ABOUT 5
DEGREES WARMER THAN YESTERDAY WITH HUMIDITIES APPROACHING THE LOW
TEENS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DECREASING AROUND 2000 MDT IN THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS. NEAR THE TOP OF THE FIRE WEST WINDS WILL
DECREASE BUT LIKELY LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 75-80...TOP 70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 14-19 PERCENT...TOP 18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 8-12
                    MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
                    BEGIN TO INCREASE AROUND 1300 MDT AND SHOULD PEAK
                    BETWEEN 1500 AND 1800 MDT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 35-40...TOP 45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 80-85 PERCENT...TOP 48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER 2000MDT.
                    TOP...WEST WINDS 10-17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 72-77...TOP 67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 17-22 PERCENT...TOP 25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRANINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110817.SOUTH.01/MSO