FNUS75 KMSO 251335
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITETAIL PEAK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
735 AM MDT THU AUG 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0723 MDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE IS MOVING ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA
THIS MORNING. THIS HAS PRODUCED SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BUT
WITH VERY LITTLE RAINFALL REPORTED. EXPECT A BREAK IN THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. BUT SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO HAVE LIMITED RAINFALL BUT WILL
PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    AND RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING
                    10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10-14 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...DOUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110825.WHITE.01/MSO