FNUS75 KMSO 232017
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOGAN PASS HELICOPTER PROJECT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
217 PM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1336 MDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE STRONG WINDS WHICH HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED THROUGH
MUCH OF THE DAY WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR
EARLY THIS EVENING AROUND SUNSET. BUT A MORE NOTICEABLE DECREASE
WILL BE OBSERVED OVERNIGHT. TOMORROW WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY
DURING THE AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THOSE
MEASURED TODAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 50 MPH THROUGH THE REST OF THIS
                    AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY...

WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...KYLE JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20110823.LOGAN.01/MSO