FNUS75 KMSO 270435
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARIANA 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1035 PM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2220 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A CLEAR AND CALM NIGHT IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
WITH INVERSIONS LIKELY TO FORM...KEEPING WINDS LIMITED THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON EXPECT A DRAMATIC INCREASE
IN WINDS...LIKELY AFTER 1300...WITH ADDITIONAL INCREASES IN WIND
SPEED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST
                    8-12 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS 15-20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...JAMEY GRAHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.ARIAN.01/MSO