FNUS75 KMSO 312148
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELEVATION MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
348 PM MDT FRI AUG 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1521 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING OVER THE FIRE...FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. IT IS
UNLIKELY THAT ANY RAIN WILL ACTUALLY FALL ON THE FIRE. ISOLATED
LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE A POSSIBILITY...AS WELL AS BRIEF WIND GUSTS IN
THE PRESENCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLOUDS AND WIND WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH
AFTER SUNSET SATURDAY...WITH FAIRLY LIGHT WINDS PRESENT THROUGH
SUNDAY. MUCH DRIER AIR WILL BE OVER THE WILDFIRE BY SUNDAY AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH DECREASING TO 4-8 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN JENKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120831.ELEVA.01/MSO