FNUS75 KMSO 282127
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELEVATION MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
327 PM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1459 MDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE DEVELOPING OVER THE FIRE
TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A DRY COLD FRONT. CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES
ARE EXPECTED AND THUS A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT. THE WIND WILL GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHWESTERLY LATE TONIGHT,
WHILE EXHIBITING A DECREASING TREND OVERNIGHT. COOLER TEMPERATURES
WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY READINGS CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING.
HOWEVER THIS REPRIEVE APPEARS TO BE BRIEF AS ANOTHER PUSH OF DRY AIR
APPEARS TO MOVE OVER THE FIRE ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
ANOTHER DAY OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. HOWEVER AT THIS TIME THERE
APPEARS TO BE LIMITED POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS UP
TO 18 MPH POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 19-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    40 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-14 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN JENKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120828.ELEVA.01/MSO