FNUS75 KMSO 271557
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALLY RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
957 AM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0932 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HOT...DRY AND BREEZY WILL BE THE RULE FOR TODAY. AN
UPPER JET WILL ENHANCE WEST WINDS OVER THE FIRE. GIVEN THE WEST
ASPECT OF THE FIRE...AND NOT MUCH BLOCKING TERRAIN UPSTREAM OF THE
FIRE...ALL ELEVATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FEEL THE AFFECTS OF THESE
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. GUSTS TO 20 MPH SHOULD BE
EXPECTED...MAINLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AFTER 1630 MDT. WINDS WILL
DECREASE AFTER SUNSET...AND THERMAL BELTS WILL SET UP AGAIN FOR
POOR RECOVERIES AND ACTIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR OVERNIGHT. SUNDAY WILL BE
VERY SIMILAR TO TODAY...BUT MUCH LESS WIND. SUNDAY THE WINDS WILL
BE TERRAIN/DIURNALLY DRIVEN.

NOTE: AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL INCREASE CLOUDS IN THE
LATE AFTERNOON...AND SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
SUNDAY EVENING/OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92 BOTTOM...79-84 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 9-13 MPH AND
                    GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY AFTER 1400 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15-25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT BOTTOM...38-43 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDS LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92 BOTTOM...79-84 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT BOTTOM...22-27 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH. LATE AFTERNOON WEST-NORTHWEST
                    WINDS 8-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...DEVINEAUS  IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.SALLY.01/MSO