FNUS75 KMSO 012231
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR AVALANCHE LAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
431 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1518 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT NEAR THE WILDFIRE EACH
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER VERY WELL TONIGHT
AS WINDS DIMINISH. GUSTS WILL BE MUCH LOWER ON SUNDAY THAN TODAY
AND WILL LIKELY PEAK AROUND 4PM. STABLE AIR OVER THE PARK WILL HELP
PREVENT FIRE FROM GROWING VERTICALLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-4 MPH INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...JARED SORENSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120901.AVALA.01/MSO