FNUS75 KMSO 131654
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1054 AM MDT TUE SEP 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0937 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...OVERALL THE GENERAL PATTERN THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL BE
CONTINUING HIGH PRESSURE WITH MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
LIGHT WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THIS MORNING...BUT
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY
NEAR RIDGE TOPS WHERE SOME GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS COULD RESULT
THROUGH THE EVENING. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS WELL SOUTH OF
THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL...BUT A FEW CUMULUS BUILD-UPS
COULD BE POSSIBLE IN THE NEAR VICINITY OF THE FIRE. WEDNESDAY WILL
BE MUCH OF THE SAME BUT WITH A SLIGHT COOL DOWN IN TEMPERATURES
AND A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...81-86. TOP...69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...14-20 PERCENT. TOP...23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPVALLEY/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 6-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS AROUND
                    12-15 MPH IN THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE SITE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...39-45. TOP...52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...77-82 PERCENT. TOP...32-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...75-80. TOP...65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...17-23 PERCENT. TOP...24-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5-7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110913.EASTF.01/MSO