FNUS75 KMSO 141836
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PUZZLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1236 PM MDT WED SEP 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1156 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE BREAKDOWN OF THE UPPER RIDGE LATE THURSDAY WILL
CAUSE WINDS TO SWITCH DIRECTION AND INCREASE IN SPEED ACROSS THE
FIRE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE INCREASING WITH LOWER HUMIDITIES FOR
THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...57-62 AND TOP...50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...32-38 PERCENT AND TOP...42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHEAST 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHEAST 5-7 MPH....BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...62-68 AND TOP...55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...22-27 PERCENT AND TOP...27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 BY MID/LATE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    10-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...LEIF HAUGEN   IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110914.PUZZL.01/MSO