FNUS75 KMSO 091639
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1039 AM MDT FRI SEP 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0920 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE
DOMINANT FEATURE OVER YOUR FIRE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SMOKE
FROM FIRES TO THE EAST SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES JUST SLIGHTLY
COOLER TODAY COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. ALSO A LINGER PLUME OF
MOISTURE OVER WEST CENTRAL MONTANA COULD MIGRATE WEST THIS
AFTERNOON WHICH MIGHT CAUSE AN ISOLATED SHOWER AND/OR THUNDERSTORM
NEAR YOUR FIRE. THE MOISTURE SHOULD MOVE OUT BY SATURDAY CAUSING
MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...PAULA VALENCIA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110909.GROUS.01/MSO