FNUS75 KMSO 121350
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK OF LOST CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
750 AM MDT MON SEP 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0727 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 TODAY. WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
STILL HUGGING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH THIS EVENING...EXPECT
WINDS TO SWITCH TO OUT OF THE WEST BY THIS AFTERNOON AND
INCREASE...PARTICULARLY IMPACTING THE EXPOSED HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE FIRE. HUMIDITIES WILL BE SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO THOSE
EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY...WITH SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED YET AGAIN.
TUESDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH AN EASE IN WIND SPEEDS
EXPECTED.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...79-84. TOP...72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...22-26 PERCENT. TOP...15-20.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 6-8 MPH AND GUSTY...BECOMING WEST 8-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS AT BOTTOM OF SITE
                    AROUND 10-12 MPH...GUSTS AT THE TOP AROUND
                    20-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...39-45. TOP...42-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...88-95 PERCENT. TOP...57-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...63-68. TOP...69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...25-30 PERCENT. TOP...18-25.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH...SOME
                    STRONGER GUSTS TO 15 MPH AT THE TOP OF
                    THE SITE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...DICKINSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110912.SOUTH.01/MSO