FNUS75 KMSO 111738
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1138 AM MDT SUN SEP 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1011 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PATCHY CLOUD COVER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING. CLOUDS WILL HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES DOWN A DEGREE OR
TWO FROM YESTERDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT WITH A WEST
COMPONENT TO THE WIND SURFACING THIS AFTERNOON. TOMORROW WILL BE
ANOTHER WARM DAY WITH HUMIDITIES THE SAME OR SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN
TODAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 77-82....TOP 70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 14-19 PERCENT...TOP 22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 44-49...TOP 48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 60-65 PERCENT...TOP 50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SOME CUMULUS BUILD UPS OVER THE RIDGES
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 78-83...TOP 71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 14-19 PERCENT...TOP 22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110911.EASTF.01/MSO