FNUS75 KMSO 271619
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITETAIL PEAK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1019 AM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0937 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS AND INCREASED CLOUDS WILL IMPACT THE FIRE
TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL JET ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM
WILL WORK TOGETHER TO MIX STRONGER WEST WINDS TO THE FIRE
TODAY...BUT INCREASED CLOUDS MAY KEEP TEMPERATURES DOWN A FEW
DEGREES AND HUMIDITIES SLIGHTLY HIGHER. ENOUGH INSTABILITY WITH
THIS SYSTEM THAT SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP NEAR
THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING...BUT RAIN WILL ONLY BE
REALIZED DIRECTLY UNDER THE CORE. OUTSIDE THE CORES...WINDS AND
LIGHTING WILL BE THE THREATS. SOME MID LEVEL CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED
TO LINGER OVER THE FIRE TONIGHT SO THERMAL BELTS WILL NOT BE AS
PREVALENT. SUNDAY WILL SEE SIMILAR CONDITIONS AS YET ANOTHER UPPER
LEVEL WAVE APPROACHES...INCREASING THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LESS SUNDAY WITH TEMPERATURES A FEW
DEGREES COOLER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING...CLOUDS INCREASING AFTER NOON.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1500 MDT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH
                    WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...LEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.WHITE.01/MSO