FNUS75 KMSO 191626
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1026 AM MDT MON SEP 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0847 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS MORNING
DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. A RIDGE STARTS TO BUILD IN THIS EVENING CAUSING A
VALLEY INVERSION WITH POOR SMOKE DISPERSION AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD IN THE VALLEYS...BUT ONLY REACH
40-50 PERCENT IN THE THERMAL BELTS. THE RIDGE WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK WITH STRONG VALLEY INVERSIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62 BOTTOM TO 51-56 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT BOTTOM TO  55-60 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH. RIDGE WINDS WILL BE 10-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35 BOTTOM TO 40-45 IN THE THERMAL BELTS.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 40-50 PERCENT IN THE
                    THERMAL BELTS.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 2-5 MPH ON THE MID SLOPES
                    AND LOWER ELEVATIONS. WESTERLY 7-12 MPH ON
                    THE RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL LOWER ELEVATIONS TO 800 FT RIDGE TOPS.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 BOTTOM TO 57-62 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...GIBSON/LEACH
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110919.EASTF.01/MSO