FNUS75 KMSO 081652
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1052 AM MDT THU SEP 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0934 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE WILDFIRE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BE CONSISTENTLY LOW DURING EACH DAY...
WITH LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS PRESENT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EXISTS LATE THIS EVENING. ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL LIKELY ONLY
PRODUCE A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES AND BRIEF ERRATIC WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH. BRIEF ERRATIC WINDS
                    TO 10 MPH NEAR DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...PAULA VALENCIA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110908.GROUS.01/MSO