FNUS75 KMSO 141823
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR OTTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1223 PM MDT WED SEP 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1056 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY WITH TEMPERATURES
SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. A LATE AFTERNOON BREEZE WILL OCCUR
AT THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE FIRE...BUT THE REAL CONCERN FOR WINDS
WILL BE THURSDAY. A FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON
ON THURSDAY...WITH WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST 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.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...85-90.
                    TOP...70-75
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...27-32 PERCENT.
                    TOP...22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...UPSLOPE 1-5 MPH.
                    TOP...SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH WITH GUSTS 10-14 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...47-52.
                    TOP...51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...80-85 PERCENT.
                    TOP...56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH.
                    TOP...SOUTHEAST 2-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...87-92.
                    TOP...72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...30-35 PERCENT.
                    TOP...25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-9
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TOP...WEST 10-15 MPH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...MEG FLUHARTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110914.OTTER.01/MSO