FNUS75 KMSO 252303
FWSMSO

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1631 MDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE COMBINED WITH A WEAK WEATHER
SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL BRING THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE FORECAST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC. WINDS WILL REMAIN
WESTERLY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LIKELY
OVERNIGHT AND UPVALLEY WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE JOHNSON CREEK
DRAINAGE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
     BASE...54-59.
      TOP...61-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........
     BASE...61-66 PERCENT.
      TOP...50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 3-8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
     BASE...84-89.
      TOP...74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........
     BASE...19-24 PERCENT.
      TOP...25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 4-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...MATT BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110825.WESTR.02/MSO