FNUS75 KMSO 302134
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST RIVERSIDE FIRE  IAP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
334 PM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1456 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT THE FIRE UNTIL
ABOUT 2000 MDT...PEAKING BETWEEN 1600 AND 1800 MDT. OTHERWISE
WINDS SHOULD BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. CLOUD
COVER WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE FIRE AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WEDNESDAY WILL BE
MOSTLY OVERCAST WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING BY MID DAY. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES MUCH COOLER AND
HUMIDITIES MUCH HIGHER THAN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL
LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN TO THURSDAY MORNING. MOSTLY
CLOUDY SKIES WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION SHOULD
BE ENDING. WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM THE WEST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 48-53...TOP 52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 88-93 PERCENT...TOP 60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 68-73...TOP 60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 42-47 PERCENT...TOP 53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 64-69...TOP 56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 38-43 PERCENT...TOP 48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 6-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.WESTR.01/MSO