FNUS75 KMSO 262331
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE PASS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
531 PM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1720 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS EVENING SHOULD
CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED WELL SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE SITE WITH
MINOR CHANCES THAT ANY STORMS COULD DEVELOP OVER THE FIRE TONIGHT.
THE LIGHT WINDS ONGOING THIS EVENING WILL ALSO DIMINISH TONIGHT
AND REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AS INVERSIONS
ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP AND LIMIT WINDS. A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN WINDS
OUT OF THE WEST WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (LIKELY AFTER
1300). HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE STRONGEST WINDS
AND GUSTS THROUGH THE EVENING.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING CLEAR
                    OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    BY THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7-12 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...MALATARE   BAUMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.GRANI.01/MSO