FNUS75 KMSO 021538
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
938 AM MDT SUN OCT 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0817 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE START OF THE DAY SHOULD BE FAIR ENOUGH WITH
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT UPVALLEY/UPCANYON WINDS...HOWEVER
THIS WILL CHANGE AS THE DAY WEARS ON. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF
THE SOUTHWEST AFTER 1300...BECOMING GUSTY THROUGH LATER THIS
EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY BE FELT MORESO AT THE UPPER
PORTIONS OF THE UNIT...PARTICULARLY SINCE THE SITE HAS A RIDGETOP
EXPOSURE. SOME CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT MAY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AS
WELL. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SLIGHTLY COMPARED TO YESTERDAY...WITH
LOWERING HUMIDITIES AS WELL. EXPECT MORE SHOWERS AND CLOUDS TO
INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON MONDAY BEFORE THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM
ARRIVES FOR MIDWEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........FEW CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...73-80. TOP...67-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...16-20 PERCENT. TOP...20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7-14 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON,
                    PARTICULARLY AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE
                    UNIT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...36-41. TOP...45-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...81-86 PERCENT. TOP...45-52.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6-13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...61-68. TOP...59-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...19-24 PERCENT. TOP...26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS 12-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...LINDSAY DURANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111002.EASTF.01/MSO