FNUS75 KMSO 221458
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITETAIL PEAK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
858 AM MDT MON AUG 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0814 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WINDY DAY IS IN STORE FOR THE FIRE TODAY. THIS
LOCATION LOOKS PRETTY EXPOSED TO THE WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED SO
SOME GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
AROUND 1200 MDT AND WILL LIKELY PEAK BETWEEN 1500 AND 1800 MDT.
WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AFTER 2000 MDT BUT WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. IN ADDITION...RHS WILL RUN PRETTY LOW
BY THIS AFTERNOON IN TO THE LOW TEENS. TOMORROW WILL BE SLIGHTLY
COOLER WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES HOWEVER WINDS WILL INCREASE
ONCE AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-16 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    DECREASING TO WEST 5-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 4-9 MPH BECOMING WEST 13-16 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...MARIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110822.WHITE.01/MSO