FNUS75 KMSO 252229
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST RIVERSIDE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
429 PM MDT THU AUG 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1551 MDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO REMAIN TO THE SOUTH OF THE
FIRE BUT THERE IS STILL A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
OVER THE SITE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL STEADILY
DECREASE AS WE LOSE DAYTIME HEATING. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO
DEVELOP WILL PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. CLOUDS SHOULD ALSO
STEADILY DECREASE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ONCE THUNDERSTORMS
SHUT OFF. EXPECT ANOTHER CHANCE...THOUGH SLIGHT...FOR RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS CONDITIONS DESTABILIZE.
WINDS WILL REMAIN WESTERLY THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY BECOMING TERRAIN
DRIVEN OVERNIGHT. THE UPVALLEY WINDS IN THE JOHNSON CREEK DRAINAGE
WILL LIKELY BECOME DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET AND BECOME
UPVALLEY BY MID MORNING FRIDAY ONCE AGAIN.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
     BASE...86-91.
      TOP...76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........
     BASE...21-26 PERCENT.
      TOP...28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 3-5 WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
     BASE...52-57.
      TOP...59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........
     BASE...64-69 PERCENT.
      TOP...53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
     BASE...90-95.
      TOP...80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........
     BASE...15-20 PERCENT.
      TOP...22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 4-8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...MATT BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110825.WESTR.01/MSO