FNUS75 KMSO 091738
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1138 AM MDT FRI SEP 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1016 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE EASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND
TRANSITION TO A SOUTHEAST WIND SATURDAY. HOWEVER...IT IS NOT
EXPECTED TO GET ANY STRONGER THAN WHAT YOU ARE SEEING LATE THIS
MORNING. HEADS UP FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK SLOWLY FROM EAST TO WEST WITH THIS
FLOW.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5-9 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH. WINDS AT
                    LOWER PORTIONS EAST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. THEN MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING. TOP OF FIRE WILL CONTINUE EAST 3-7 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT...BUT LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER DARK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH UPPER
                    PORTION OF FIRE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...PAULA VALENCIA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110909.EASTF.01/MSO