FNUS75 KMSO 102034
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PUZZLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
234 PM MDT SAT SEP 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1415 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE
WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN WITH A
SOUTHEAST TO EAST COMPONENT THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...THEN
BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TOMORROW...INCREASED WINDS ARE EXPECTED
FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME NORTHEASTERLY ON SUNDAY NIGHT IN TO
MONDAY MORNING.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-8 MPH GUSTING TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4-6 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...KATHY AKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110910.PUZZL.01/MSO