FNUS75 KMSO 190145
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR OETTIKER CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
745 PM MDT THU AUG 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1917 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT HAS BROUGHT SOME HIGH LEVEL
MOISTURE ACROSS NORTHWEST MONTANA THIS EVENING. HIGH CLOUDS WILL
THIN OVERNIGHT. THE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE
FRIDAY IN RESPONSE TO A RIDGE REBOUNDING OVER WESTERN MONTANA.
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE ON TAP FOR FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS THIS EVENING...WITH
                    SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS BY MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH...BECOMING 2-4 MPH
                    AFTER DARK.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...IAN LEIGH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110818.OETTI.01/MSO