FNUS75 KMSO 262205
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST RIVERSIDE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
405 PM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1539 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED CLOUD COVER AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST FOR THE DURATION OF THIS EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY APPEAR TO BE WELL SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
FIRE WITH LITTLE DEVELOPMENT FURTHER TO THE WEST (NO THREAT AT
THIS TIME OF ANY CELLS CROSSING NEAR THE SITE). KEEP AN EYE OUT AS
THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR STORMS THROUGH LATER THIS
EVENING...WITH CHANCES DIMINISHING AS THE EVENING WEARS ON. GENERALLY
LIGHT BUT ERRATIC WEST WINDS SHOULD ALSO BE EXPECTED UNTIL SUNSET
TONIGHT. TONIGHT SHOULD BE FAIRLY BENIGN OF ANY MAJOR WEATHER
IMPACTS TO THE FIRE. EXPECT A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN WEST WINDS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PARTICULARLY FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE...91-94. TOP...74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE...11-15 PERCENT. TOP...25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 5-9 MPH WITH PERIODIC
                    ERRATIC GUSTS 10-12 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN
                    CLEARING OUT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE...55-60. TOP...57-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE...62-67 PERCENT. TOP...52-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH. SOME LINGERING
                    WEST WINDS NEAR TOP OF FIRE BETWEEN 4-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BEGINNING MOSTLY SUNNY...INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH
                    THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE...89-95. TOP...70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE...13-18 PERCENT. TOP...27-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 9-12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 15-20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...MATT BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.WESTR.02/MSO