FNUS75 KMSO 172301
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITETAIL PEAK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
501 PM MDT WED AUG 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1634 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH BASED CLOUDS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON
POSE LITTLE THREAT FOR LIGHTNING OR BENEFICIAL RAIN. WEST WINDS
HAVE BEEN PICKING UP ALL AROUND THE FIRE AREA...BUT THE FIRE
LOCATION (LOWER THAN SURROUNDING HILLS) MAY HAVE DELAYED THE ONSET
OF WINDS DIRECTLY ON THE FIRE. THERE REMAINS A STRONG LIKELIHOOD
WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE
CHANGE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY...SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES.

.REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. A BRIEF SPRINKLE
                    POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON FROM A PASSING SHOWER.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING...THEN CLEARING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    BY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...DOUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110817.WHITE.01/MSO