FNUS75 KMSO 261345
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SALMON LAKE EAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
745 AM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0712 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE BEST
CHANCE OF SEEING A STORM WILL BE BETWEEN 1500 AND 2100 MDT. LITTLE
MOISTURE IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THE DRY LOW LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL MAKE IT LIKELY TO SEE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
AROUND THESE THUNDERSTORMS THUNDERSTORMS. WARM TEMPERATURES WITH
DRYING HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED. ANOTHER NIGHT OF POOR RH
RECOVERIES IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TOP OF THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 83-88...TOP 77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 18-23 PERCENT...TOP 22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 43-48...TOP 56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 83-88 PERCENT...TOP 40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 83-88...TOP 77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 16-21 PERCENT...20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 12-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...HARVEY CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.BIGSA.01/MSO