FNUS75 KMSO 161433
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITETAIL PEAK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
833 AM MDT FRI SEP 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0812 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS THE FIRE
THIS MORNING. THE FIRE SHOULD SEE SOME RAINFALL AS THE FRONT MOVES
IT...THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY UNSTABLE BEHIND THE FRONT SO SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES
INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY...THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME GUSTY
WINDS ALONG WITH SOME MORE SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...DOUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110916.WHITE.01/MSO