FNUS75 KMSO 251757
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1157 AM MDT THU AUG 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1043 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTED TO REDEVELOP LATE
THIS MORNING. BEFORE NOON THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE TO THE SOUTH AND
NORTH OF THE FIRE...BUT AS THE ATMOSPHERE HEATS AND
DESTABILIZES...MORE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. THE STORMS WILL
HAVE VERY LITTLE RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THEM BUT COULD PRODUCE
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND DRY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...VICKY  SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110825.EASTF.02/MSO