FNUS75 KMSO 291352
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SALMON LAKE EAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
752 AM MDT MON AUG 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0738 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SHOWERS TODAY...BUT MUCH DRIER AND SOME WIND TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE
INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.  A MUCH DRIER AND WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  SIGNIFICANT WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGES TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  A
VERY MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM AND MUCH COOLER AIR MASS IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 BOTTOM TO 67 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 45 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-12 WITH GUSTS 25 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3-8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT BOTTOM AND 70 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE TO 5 MPH OVER NIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING BREEZY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS BUILDUPS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 BOTTOM TO 70 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 27 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 4-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9-12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT GALLARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110829.BIGSA.01/MSO