FNUS75 KMSO 191656
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK LOST CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1056 AM MDT FRI AUG 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1028 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
AT THE RIDGES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS UNDER A WEAK
PRESSURE GRADIENT. AT THE MIDLEVELS EXPECT LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK CONTINUING THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH-NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 1800.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5-9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...BRAD GILLESPIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110819.SOUTH.01/MSO