FNUS75 KMSO 312217
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARIANA 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
417 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1547 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FOR THE REST OF WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE WITH WETTING RAIN
LIKELY. ANOTHER WAVE WILL PASS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING BRINGING MORE
RAIN BUT NOT AS CONVECTIVE SO AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS. THE FIRE COULD
SEE 0.20-0.30 INCHES OF RAIN FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE EVEN COOLER ON THURSDAY AND PRECIP CHANCES
WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH WEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CONDITIONS WILL FURTHER DRY FOR FRIDAY WITH INCREASED WEST WIND AGAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY(THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-7 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN JENKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.ARIAN.01/MSO