FNUS75 KMSO 021700
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR OTTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1100 AM MDT SUN OCT 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0935 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TODAY 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 MORE SO AT THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE
FIRE...ALTHOUGH THE PARTIALLY SHELTERED NATURE OF FIRE MAY PROTECT
THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS FROM SOME OF THE WINDS. THE AMOUNT OF SUN
EXPERIENCED TODAY WILL HELP WARM TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY...BUT EXPECT
MORE SHOWERS AND CLOUDS TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON MONDAY CAUSING A
SLIGHT COOL DOWN AS THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM ARRIVES FOR
MIDWEEK.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........FEW CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...76-80. TOP...68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...24-29 PERCENT. TOP...27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-12 MPH
                    GUSTS 20-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY
                    AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE FIRE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...45-51. TOP...37-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...87-94 PERCENT. TOP...79-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING. BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...70-78. TOP...66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...26-31 PERCENT. TOP...28-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111002.OTTER.01/MSO