FNUS75 KMSO 121921
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PUZZLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
121 PM MDT MON SEP 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1252 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING WINDS AT THE SITE WILL BE THE MAIN
FEATURE TO BE AWARE OF FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WITH A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT STILL HUGGING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH
THIS EVENING...EXPECT WINDS TO BE OUT OF THE WEST BY THIS
AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN SPEED. SOME GUSTS COULD OCCUR AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE FIRE. TUESDAY WILL BE COOLER WITH AN
SLIGHT EASE IN WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED...BUT AN EASTERLY WIND SHIFT
WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE EAST
THROUGH TUESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH...SOME GUSTS TO 12-15
                    MPH LIKELY NEAR THE TOP ELEVATIONS OF
                    THE FIRE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING...CHANGING
                    TO OUT OF THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 6-9 MPH BY TUESDAY MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 6-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    POSSIBLE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...LEIF HAUGEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110912.PUZZL.01/MSO