FNUS75 KMSO 032321
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST RIVERSIDE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
521 PM MDT SAT SEP 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1659 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AND
STRENGTHEN OVER WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH NEXT WEEK. EXPECT STRONG
INVERSIONS AND MAINLY DIURNAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS. POOR RH
RECOVERIES IN THERMAL BELTS WITH LOW DAYTIME MIN RHS ARE LIKELY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55% MIDSLOPES/THERMAL BELT
                    65-75% VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH AFTER 1900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-15 PERCENT AFTER 1400.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BY LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING UPVALLEY
                    OR SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...MATT BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110903.WESTR.01/MSO