FNUS75 KMSO 221359
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SALMON LAKE WEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
759 AM MDT MON AUG 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0714 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WINDY DAY IS IN STORE OVER THE FIRE TODAY. WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE NEAR THE TOP OF THE FIRE LATE THIS
MORNING...WITH WINDS SURFACING IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE
FIRE AROUND 1300 MDT. STRONG WINDS GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY SINCE THE VALLEY WILL ALIGN WITH THE
WESTERLY WIND DIRECTION EXPECTED. GUSTS OF 35-40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
ON THE HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE FIRE. IN ADDITION RHS WILL BE VERY
LOW THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING ALTHOUGH SOME
WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGE
TOPS. TOMORROW WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 88-93...TOP 76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 8-13 PERCENT...12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
      BOTTOM........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
         TOP........WEST 8-12 MPH BECOMING WEST 14-19 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 40-45...TOP 45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 81-86 PERCENT...TOP 40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
      BOTTOM........WEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH AFTER 2000 MDT.
         TOP........WEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 10-15 MPH AFTER 2200 MDT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 79-84...TOP 67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 19-24 PERCENT...TOP 25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...HARVEY CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110822.BIGSA.01/MSO