FNUS75 KMSO 010053
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST RIVERSIDE FIRE  IAP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
653 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1830 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE NEXT WAVE WILL QUICKLY ARRIVE THURSDAY MORNING
WITH LIGHT RAIN LIKELY. SHOWER CHANCES WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE
DAY BUT AFTERNOON WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY IN THE
EVENING. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL PASS TO THE NORTH ON FRIDAY AND
THE WIND POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE. THE TOP OF THE FIRE WILL SEE
WIND INITIATE EARLY IN THE DAY WITH THE ENTIRE FIRE EXPECTED TO
HAVE GUSTY WINDS BY THE AFTERNOON. IT WILL ALSO BE WARMER AND
DRIER AND FRIDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 BOTTOM...56-61 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT BOTTOM...58-53 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-11 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.....71-76 BOTTOM...60-65 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT BOTTOM...30-35 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...MATT BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.WESTR.02/MSO