FNUS75 KMSO 051528
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
928 AM MDT SUN AUG 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0918 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINANT
FEATURE OVER THE REGION TODAY CAUSING HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS. A
WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY FROM THE SOUTH. THIS FEATURE WILL CAUSE AN
INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER MONDAY MORNING WITH THE POTENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE FAIRLY DRY CAUSING GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...JACK CURRIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120805.SOUTH.01/MSO