FNUS75 KMSO 090127
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELEVATION MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
727 PM MDT SAT SEP 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1909 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS WILL IMPACT THE FIRE SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE FIRST FRONT WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT AND THE
SECOND MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH THE FIRST FRONT
AND THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
EVENING...THEN WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG ON THE RIDGE TOPS
OVERNIGHT. MONDAY WILL ALSO BE WINDY WITH WESTERLY WINDS PEAKING
IN THE EVENING WITH THE SECOND COLD FRONT. THE SECOND FRONT WILL
BE DRY. TEMPERATURES MONDAY EVENING WILL BE 10-12 DEGREES COOLER
THAN SUNDAY EVENING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 9-14
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
                    INCREASING TO WEST AROUND 26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...GERALD JOB
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120908.ELEVA.01/MSO