FNUS75 KMSO 030102
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH ALDER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
702 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1824 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...THE MAIN TROUGH WITH THE CURRENT SYSTEM WILL PASS
LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. WIND WILL MAINTAIN UNTIL AFTER
MIDNIGHT WHERE A DECREASE IS EXPECTED. THERE IS A PRETTY GOOD
CHANCE FOR A SHOWER NEAR THE FIRE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BUT A
WETTING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE WILL ALSO BE PLENTY OF ENERGY
FOR A MORNING THUNDERSTORM. WIND ON FRIDAY WILL BE MUCH WEAKER
THAN THURSDAY BUT GUSTS TO 10 MPH SHOULD BE EXPECTED IN THE
AFTERNOON. SATURDAY WILL BE MUCH WARMING AND DRIER WITH MINIMAL
WIND.

.TONIGHT...

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

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
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.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...IC-BAUMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120802.SOUTH.02/MSO