FNUS75 KMSO 141556
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
956 AM MDT WED SEP 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0934 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY WITH TEMPERATURES
COOLER THAN THOSE EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY...BUT ONLY BY A FEW
DEGREES. A LATE AFTERNOON BREEZE WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT THE UPPER
LEVELS OF THE FIRE...BUT THE REAL CONCERN FOR WINDS WILL HAPPEN
THURSDAY. A FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED LATE IN THE AFTERNOON ON
THURSDAY...WITH WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND
ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME QUITE GUSTY. SUSTAINED VALUES OF 10-20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND
BEHIND IT AS WELL...WITH WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...76-81. TOP...66-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...17-22 PERCENT. TOP...24-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 6-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME
                    GUSTS TO 12-15 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...38-45. TOP...50-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...87-93 PERCENT. TOP...40-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...69-74. TOP...59-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...23-28 PERCENT. TOP...35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 12-16
                    MPH AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS OF
                    25 TO 30 MPH LIKELY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...
                    PARTICULARLY AT RIDGE TOPS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...DICK DUTCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110914.EASTF.01/MSO