FNUS75 KMSO 021824
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPER MTN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1224 PM MDT FRI SEP 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1214 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SHORTWAVE PASSING TO THE NORTH OF THE FIRE WILL
CAUSE AN INCREASE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON
THAT WILL PROMOTE GUSTY WINDS INTO THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ON SATURDAY AS PART OF AN EXPECTED WARMING AND
DRYING TREND. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME DIURNALLY DRIVEN STARTING
SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...DOUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110902.COPPE.01/MSO