FNUS75 KMSO 252205
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FELAN GULCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
405 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1543 MDT 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 WARMING A FEW ADDITIONAL DEGREES 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...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 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.....82-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN JENKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120825.FELAN.01/MSO