FNUS75 KMSO 100037
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELEVATION MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
637 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1811 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL PREVENT
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY READINGS FROM RECOVERING OVERLY WELL.
EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR MONDAY AHEAD OF AND ASSOCIATED
WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO PASS OVER THE FIRE LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. DESPITE THE COOLER AIR MASS, STRONG WINDS WILL HELP DRIVE
MINIMUM HUMIDITY READINGS BACK INTO THE UPPER TEENS LATE IN THE DAY.
A DIRECTIONAL SHIFT IN THE WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST CAN BE EXPECTED
MONDAY EVENING WITH SPEEDS DECREASING OVERNIGHT TO LIGHT AND
VARIABLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 22-29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...GERALD JOB
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120909.ELEVA.01/MSO