FNUS75 KMSO 082323 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPER MTN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 523 PM MDT THU SEP 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1707 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE THE WARM AND DRY DAYS WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES INTO THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON TO EVENING FRIDAY WITH LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. WINDS COULD BRIEFLY BECOME ERRATIC AND GUSTY AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...A LITTLE CUMULUS BIULDUP OVER THE RIDGES BY LATE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 6... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 42-52. HIGHS 68-78. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 5 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 42-52. HIGHS 66-76. DIURNAL TERRAIN WINDS TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 40-50. HIGHS 65-75. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 42-52. HIGHS 65-75. $$ FORECASTER...KOLATA REQUESTED BY...SHELLY CROOK - FBAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110908.COPPE.02/MSO