FNUS75 KMSO 261733
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK LOST CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1133 AM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1126 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE BEST
CHANCE OF SEEING A STORM WILL BE BETWEEN 1 PM AND 9 PM 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. WARM TEMPERATURES WITH
LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-11 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.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...TRACI GOICOECHEA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.SOUTH.01/MSO