FNUS75 KMSO 311637
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH ALDER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1037 AM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 MDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE THE FIRE TODAY
AND AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY. SOME LATE DAY WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
MIX TO THE FIRE WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH. THE WINDS WILL
QUICKLY WEAKEN AND BECOME DOWNSLOPE AFTER SUNSET. EXPECT ANOTHER
THERMAL BELT TO DEVELOP TONIGHT BUT THE FIRE MAY BE ABOVE IT FOR
MODERATE RECOVERIES. WEDNESDAY WILL SEE SIMILAR CONDITIONS
ALTHOUGH COULD BE A DEGREE OR TWO COOLER WITH LESS WINDS AND MORE
FROM THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST/NORTHWEST 8-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 5-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...JD BAUMAN  IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120731.SOUTH.01/MSO