FNUS75 KMSO 311805
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPER MTN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1205 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1124 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL IMPACT THE FIRE
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.  A COOLER WESTERLY FLOW WILL TAKE OVER
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
                    MID AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF CONTINUED SHOWERS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 70-80 PERCENT INTO
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-9 MPH AND
                    GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW LEVEL
                    LOWERING TO 8500 FEET LATE TONIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...LEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.COPPE.01/MSO