FNUS75 KMSO 121939
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK SUMMIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
139 PM MDT SUN AUG 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1233 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONTINUED WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE FIRE. LIGHT...TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
WILL CONTINUE FOR THE DAY AS WELL. THERMAL BELTS WILL ONCE
AGAIN REDEVELOP TONIGHT...RESULTING IN POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.
MONDAY WILL BE BREEZY IN THE AFTERNOON, WITH HUMIDITY LOWERING
SLIGHTLY FROM VALUES EXPECTED TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...MELISSA OLIVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120812.ELKSU.01/MSO