FNUS75 KMSO 191643
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST FORK 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1043 AM MDT MON AUG 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1033 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...TWO IMPORTANT ASPECTS TO TODAY: FIRST, WE ARE
EXPECTING WEST WINDS TO BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY.
SECONDLY, WE ARE ALSO EXPECTING RH'S TO BE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN
YESTERDAY. WITH THESE TWO FACTORS IN MIND, EXPECT CONDITIONS AT
THE FIRE TO BE AT, OR SLIGHTLY DRIER, THAN YESTERDAY, WITH ACTIVE
BURNING LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED
BETWEEN 1400 AND 1900. EXPECT SOME GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AT TIMES.
WINDS WILL DECREASE BY SUNSET, YET REMAIN SOMEWHAT ELEVATED
OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH...BECOMING
                    WEST 10-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 3-7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    5-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130819.WESTF.01/MSO