FNUS75 KMSO 252223
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELEVATION MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
423 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1452 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE THROUGH THE
DAY, WITH TEMPERATURES WARMER COMPARED TO SATURDAY. EXPECT LIGHT,
TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS TO OCCUR. WHILE THE DAY WILL START SUNNY,
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH AS MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY
WILL AID IN THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THOUGH CHANCES ARE LOW, ANY STORMS THAT OCCUR WILL CREATE
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. BY NIGHTFALL, CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MUCH
MORE STABLE, WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. EXPECT SIMILAR
CONDITIONS ON MONDAY.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
      BOTTOM........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 5-6 MPH.
      TOP...........SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO 18 MPH (STRONGER NEAR CELLS)
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
      BOTTOM........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
      TOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5-8 MPH GUST TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN JENKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120825.ELEVA.01/MSO