FNUS75 KMSO 182255
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST FORK 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
455 PM MDT SUN AUG 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1638 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST NEAR THE FIRE DURING THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. WEST WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ON MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS
BY LATE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE QUITE POOR BOTH TONIGHT
AND MONDAY NIGHT. SMOKE WILL LIKELY REMAIN NEAR THE GROUND EACH
OVERNIGHT HOWEVER DAYTIME MIXING WILL ABOVE THE TERRAIN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                      VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-9 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                      VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130818.WESTF.01/MSO