FNUS75 KMSO 182109
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE WEST FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
309 PM MDT SUN AUG 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1442 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CONDITIONS WILL BE WARMING AND DRYING NEAR THE WILDFIRE DURING THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE EXCEPTIONALLY
POOR WHILE NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES REMAIN QUITE WARM. WEST WINDS
WILL REDEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND BE OF SIMILAR INTENSITY OF THOSE
OBSERVED AT THE RIDGETOP NEAR FIRE TODAY...HOWEVER A FEW GUSTS WILL
BE PRESENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-9 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH LATE AFTERNOON
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...KELLY MCKEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130818.LITTL.01/MSO