FNUS75 KMSO 110343
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PORCUPINE COMPLEX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
943 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2116 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...HOWEVER
STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT ABOVE THE RIDGE TOPS MAY MIX
DOWN...ESPECIALLY AS THE INVERSION ERODES DURING THE MORNING.
EXPECT MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH A HARD FREEZE IN THE VALLEY
AND LOWER ELEVATIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 BOTTOM TO 48-53 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7-10 MPH. SOME AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS 12-15 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS WESTERLY 15-20
                    MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME GUSTS OVER 30 MPH
                    AT RIDGE TOP POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING. AFTERNOON
                    RIDGE TOP WINDS BECOME NORTHWEST 10-14 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25 BOTTOM TO 30-35 MID AND UPPER SLOPES.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 48-53 PERCENT MID SLOPES.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 BOTTOM TO 53-58 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 16-21 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...PHILLIP KACIREK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120910.PORCU.01/MSO