FNUS75 KMSO 101723
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1123 AM MDT SAT SEP 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1002 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE FIRE
TODAY AND TOMORROW. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN TODAY...HOWEVER INCREASED WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE ON THE RIDGE TOP WHERE
THERE COULD BE SOME GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. THERE WILL ALSO BE A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 78-83...TOP 74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 16-21 PERCENT...TOP 20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 6-8 MPH
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 44-49...TOP 49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 60-65 PERCENT...TOP 39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 78-83...TOP 74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 15-20 PERCENT...TOP 18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR
                    RIDGETOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...LINDSAY DURANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110910.EASTF.01/MSO