FNUS75 KMSO 260201 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE PASS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 801 PM MDT THU AUG 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1943 MDT ON AUGUST 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A FAIRLY CALM NIGHT IS EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE SITE AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND PROVIDES CLEAR SKIES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. CLOUD COVER WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON WITH CONDITIONS BECOMING MARGINALLY UNSTABLE. THIS WILL PROVIDE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60. MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO REQUESTED BY...MALATARE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110825.GRANI.01/MSO