FNUS75 KMSO 021552
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH ALDER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
952 AM MDT THU AUG 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0926 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS STILL ON TRACK TO IMPACT THE FIRE
LATE THIS EVENING TURNING WINDS MORE NORTHERLY AFTER 1800 MDT AS
IT PASSES THE FIRE. AHEAD OF THE FRONT, WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE
WEST AT RIDGE TOP. THE EAST ASPECT OF THE FIRE WILL PROVIDE SOME
SHELTERING FROM THE WIND. WINDS SHOULD START TO INCREASE AROUND
NOON. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...IC-BAUMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120802.SOUTH.01/MSO