FNUS75 KMSO 261818
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1218 PM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1055 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER DISTURBANCE APPROACHING THE FIRE WILL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...MOSTLY BETWEEN 1400 AND 2000 PDT. THERE WILL BE LITTLE
MOISTURE ACCOMPANYING ANY STORMS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY AND ERRATIC
OUTFLOW WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS AS THE LOW
LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE REMAIN VERY DRY. THE POTENTIAL FOR
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 87-92...TOP 82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 19-24 PERCENT...TOP 22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 87-92...TOP 82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 17-22 PERCENT...TOP 20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH
                    BECOMING WEST 6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...LINDSAY DURANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.EASTF.01/MSO