FNUS75 KMSO 301741
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMBURGER FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1141 AM MDT SAT MAY 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1105 MDT ON MAY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL KEEP AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HIGHER THAN FRIDAY. EXPECT CUMULUS CLOUDS
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THERE IS SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY TO
PRODUCE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN THE VICINTITY OF THE HAMBURGER
BURN AFTER 1500 THROUGH 2300. WINDS MAY BECOME GUSTY AND ERRATIC
IF A CELL PASSES OVER THE BURN AREA.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER AND
                    A THUNDERSTORM AFTER 1500.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-35 PERCENT AFTER 1500.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTH WINDS 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-8 MPH
                    AFTER 1600.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 2300.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-35 PERCENT AFTER 1500.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING WEST 7-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090530.HAMBU.01/MSO