FNUS75 KMSO 311537
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR YAKARATUS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
937 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0826 PDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SUPPORT HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND A THREAT OF SHOWERS INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  WEST WINDS ALOFT
SHOULD TRANSLATE DOWN TO THE FIRE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS.
A STRONGER WESTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...MAINLY
                    MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH DURING THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...MAINLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.YAKAR.01/MSO