FNUS75 KMSO 231622
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1022 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0842 PDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COOLER CONDITIONS WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH READINGS ARE
EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL BE LESS AGGRESSIVE BUT REMAIN BREEZY THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES MIXED. CALMER WINDS OVERNIGHT
WILL LEAD TO COOLER TEMPERATURES BUT STILL RELATIVELY POOR RH
RECOVERIES. WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOW RH'S WILL AGAIN RETURN ON
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN (DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY) 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...VICKY  SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110823.EASTF.01/MSO