FNUS75 KMSO 281525
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE PASS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
925 AM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0902 MDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS HOT AND DRY OVER
THE FIRE TODAY. SOME MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN LATER TODAY AND
PRODUCE SOME THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LIMITED RAINFALL BUT GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS.
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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-11 MPH AND
                    GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...JAMI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110828.GRANI.01/MSO