FNUS75 KMSO 031750
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1150 AM MDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0951 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A
SLOWLY APPROACHING COLD FRONT WHICH WILL HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM
WARMING ABOVE YESTERDAYS READINGS. SIMILARLY HUMIDITY READINGS WILL
REMAIN A BIT HIGHER TODAY AND SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER TONIGHT GIVEN THE
VERY GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY SOME THUNDERSTORMS.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CONSIDERABLY COOLER AND MUCH MORE MOIST
TOMORROW DUE TO A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR RAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 BOTTOM. 63-68 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT BOTTOM. 65-70 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111003.EASTF.01/MSO