FNUS75 KMSO 210052
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUAINTANCE SPRINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
652 PM MDT TUE SEP 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1823 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINANT
WEATHER FEATURE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. A WEAK
DISTURBANCE PASSING THROUGH TO THE NORTH (INTO CANADA) ON THURSDAY
WILL INCREASE WEST WINDS...OTHERWISE DRY AND WARM. POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT SINCE THE FIRE LOCATION MAY PLACE IT IN
A THERMAL BELT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2-6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.


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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...IC SHERWIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110920.QUAIN.01/MSO