FNUS75 KMSO 281321
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SALMON LAKE EAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
721 AM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0652 MDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER HOT AND DRY DAY FOR THE FIRE TODAY. SOME
HIGH LEVEL MONSOON MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN SOME HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON...BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO LIMIT SURFACE HEATING. LACK
OF UPPER LEVEL WINDS AND LIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT
IN DIURNALLY/TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS TODAY. THE SOUTHEAST ASPECT OF
THE FIRE WILL LEND ITSELF TO EARLY INVERSION BREAKUP...WITH
UPSLOPE WINDS BY LATE MORNING. UPPER RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN TONIGHT
AS AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE APPROACHES. THIS WAVE WILL IMPACT THE FIRE
BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH INCREASED MOISTURE AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. WETTING RAINS ARE NOT EXPECTED UNLESS DIRECTLY
UNDER A STRONGER CORE...BUT ERRATIC/BREEZY WINDS AND LIGHTNING
WILL BE A CONCERN THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91 BOTTOM...76-81 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6
                    MPH BY NOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 BOTTOM...54-59 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-92 PERCENT BOTTOM...35-40 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 BOTTOM...67-72 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT BOTTOM...28-33 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 MPH NEAR STORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT GALLARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110828.BIGSA.01/MSO