FNUS75 KMSO 211504
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SALMON LAKE WEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
904 AM MDT SUN AUG 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0830 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE WARM AND DRY TREND
THROUGH MONDAY BUT WIND WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE
MOUNTAIN TOP THAT WILL MIX THROUGHOUT THE FIRE WITH A GENERAL WEST
DIRECTION. A SHORTWAVE PASSING THROUGH CANADA WILL INCREASE THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT ON MONDAY WITH WIND AT MOUNTAIN TOP MAINTAINING
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INCREASING ON MONDAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRE BY THE AFTERNOON AND MOUNTAIN
TOP WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. EVEN WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND SIMILAR RHS AS TODAY ARE EXPECTED MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 85-90... TOP 70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 9-14 PERCENT...TOP 18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
     BOTTOM.........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
     TOP............NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 38-43. ..TOP 50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 74-79 PERCENT...TOP 25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
     BOTTOM.........WEST WINDS 6-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
     TOP............NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 87-92...TOP 73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 8-13 PERCENT...TOP 18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
     BOTTOM.........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
     TOP............WEST 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH
                    GUSTS 25-30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL OWEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110821.BIGSA.02/MSO