FNUS75 KMSO 281759
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR OTTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1159 AM MDT WED SEP 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1037 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PRESSURE GRADIENTS BEHIND AN EXITING COLD FRONT WILL
RELAX THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT LIGHT WEST OR UPSLOPE WINDS OVER THE
OTTER FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN BE DIURNALLY DRIVEN
OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE DEVELOPS OVER THE
REGION. WARMER TEMPERATURES LOWER MIN RHS AND A STRONGER INVERSION
WILL OCCUR THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 MIDSLOPES/RIDGES
                    70-75 VALLEYS.

MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT MIDSLOPES/RIDGES
                    24-28 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WEST WIND 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37 VALLEYS.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 MIDSLOPES/RIDGES
                    75-81 VALLEYS.

MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT MIDSLOPES/RIDGES
                    19-24 PERCENT VALLEYS.

WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...LINDSAY DURANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110928.OTTER.01/MSO