FNUS75 KMSO 220353
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK LOST CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
953 PM MDT SUN AUG 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2130 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE
DOMINANT FORCE OVER THE FIRE FOR MONDAY. WHILE LITTLE CHANGE IS
EXPECTED FOR TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WINDS WILL BE
INCREASING MONDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING
ACROSS THE RIDGETOPS BY NOONTIME...WHILE VALLEY WINDS WILL NOT
SEE AN INCREASE UNTIL MID-AFTERNOON.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW HIGH-BASED CUMULUS CLOUDS
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...82-86. TOP...72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
     VALLEY/MIDSLOPE...UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
             UPCANYON 5-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON.
     RIDGES.........SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    10-18 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 27 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...GREG ARCHIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110821.SOUTH.01/MSO