FNUS75 KMSO 071556
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACKER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
956 AM MDT TUE JUL 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0836 PDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COOLER AIRMASS IS PUSHING IN FROM THE WEST. THIS
WILL LEAD TO BREEZY UP-CANYON WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. RAIN IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP OVER THE SELWAY REGION LATE
TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SLOW WARMING AND
DRYING TREND LATE IN THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AT 1-3 MPH BECOMING UP-CANYON OR WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    TO 3-6 MPH BY SUNSET. BECOMING DOWN-CANYON 1-3
                    AFTER DARK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING EAST AT 3-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. COOLER.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5=10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GIBSON
REQUESTED BY...JBROGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090707.PACKE.01/MSO