FNUS75 KMSO 171427
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITETAIL PEAK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
827 AM MDT SAT SEP 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0754 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT ON THE
FIRE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. GIVE THE HIGH ELEVATION OF FIRE...GUSTS
TO 25-30 MPH SHOULD BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.
THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY UP THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT
DECREASE SPEEDS TO THE 10-15 MPH RANGE. ANOTHER BREEZY DAY SUNDAY
WITH SIMILAR GUSTS. HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER BACK TO THURSDAY
VALUES...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE A BIT COOLER TO OFFSET THE
LOWER HUMIDITIES. ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
EACH AFTERNOON...BUT LIGHT RAIN AMOUNTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THIS MORNING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-14 MPH. GUSTS 25-30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-13 MPH. GUSTS 25-30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...DOUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110917.WHITE.01/MSO