FNUS75 KMSO 092350
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SHANLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
550 PM MDT FRI SEP 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1733 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CONTINUED POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN GENERALLY TERRAIN DRIVEN. THIS EVENING ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS COULD MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE FROM THE SOUTHEAST...THESE
STORMS WILL HAVE LITTLE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THEM AND SHOULD
DISAPATE WITH THE SETTING SUN. WINDS COULD BECOME GUSTY AND
ERRATIC AROUND ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH AN ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5-6 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE 3-5 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...IC - JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110909.LITTL.01/MSO