FNUS75 KMSO 241855
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1255 PM MDT SAT SEP 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1105 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR ONE MORE
DAY OVER THE FIRE RESULTING IN UNSEASONABLY HOT AND VERY DRY
CONDITIONS. A PERIOD OF BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS ARE LIKELY LATE TODAY
...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND MID SLOPES. A STRONG DRY
COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE TOMORROW AFTERNOON SO TEMPERATURES
WILL BE A BIT COOLER AND HUMIDITY READINGS EDGING SLIGHTLY HIGHER.
HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH A SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO
WEST/NORTHWEST ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 TOP. 89-94 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT TOP. 5-10 PERCENT BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7-12 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 15
                    MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGE
                    TOPS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 TOP. 80-85 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT TOP. 13-18 PERCENT BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND
                    BECOMING GUSTY TO AROUND 20 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...LINDSAY DURANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110924.EASTF.01/MSO