FNUS75 KMSO 251846
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR OTTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1246 PM MDT SUN SEP 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1125 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING ACROSS THE RIDGE
TOPS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONTAL. LOWER ELEVATIONS WINDS WILL BE INCREASING ONCE THE
INVERSIONS MIX OUT OF THE VALLEYS ABOUT 1500 PDT.  STRONGEST WINDS
WILL OCCUR MID/LATE AFTERNOON AND THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

TONIGHT...THE HUMIDITIES WILL BE RECOVERING WITH WINDS BECOMING
WESTERLY AND NOT AS STRONG OVERNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF A WETTING IS
STILL QUITE LOW WITH THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM.

MONDAY...COOLER WITH ELEVATED HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 83-88...TOP 66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 19-24 PERCENT...TOP 28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
     VALLEY.........VARIABLE 2-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH WINDS 5-10
                    MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
     RIDGE..........SOUTHWEST 10-15 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 48-53...TOP 42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 80-85 PERCENT...TOP 55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
     VALLEY.........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
     RIDGE..........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    DECREASING 5-15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 72-77...TOP 55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 35-40 PERCENT...TOP 45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
     VALLEY.........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
     RIDGE..........SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110925.OTTER.01/MSO