FNUS75 KMSO 301938
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
138 PM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1212 PDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL POP OVER THE RIDGE TOPS IN
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN IN TO
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BRIEFLY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM
WILL BRING A COOLER...MOSTLY CLOUDY DAY TOMORROW WITH THE
POTENTIAL OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE DAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 76-80...TOP 73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 23-28 PERCENT...TOP 27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS
                    7-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 43-48...TOP 47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 80-85 PERCENT...TOP 60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 64-69...TOP 55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 35-40 PERCENT...TOP 45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...VICKY  SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.EASTF.01/MSO