FNUS75 KMSO 281839
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARIANA 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1239 PM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1208 MDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER RIDGE HOLDING STRONG OVER THE FIRE TODAY...BUT
SOME HIGH LEVEL MONSOON MOISTURE IS MAKING ITS WAY OVER THE FIRE.
LIGHT WINDS ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL KEEP DIURNALLY/TERRAIN
DRIVEN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL INCREASE CLOUDS OVER THE FIRE TONIGHT WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY DAYBREAK. MONDAY WILL SEE MORE CLOUDS
AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE DAY. MONDAY WILL SEE INCREASED SURFACE AND MID LEVEL
WINDS AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AND MID LEVEL
WINDS INCREASE IN RESPONSE TO THE PASSING WEATHER SYSTEM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...JAMEY GRAHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110828.ARIAN.01/MSO