FNUS75 KMSO 081353
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD AIRSTRIP FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
753 AM MDT WED JUL 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0737 MDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SWING OVER THE FIRE THIS
AFTERNOON. AN RESPONSE TO THIS...CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL INCREASE
NEAR THE FIRE BY AFTERNOON. WITH THE COLD AIRMASS WITH THE
TROUGH...SOME LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL BE SIMILAR TODAY AS THEY HAVE BEEN THE LAST FEW DAYS. ABOVE
THE CANOPY...WINDS WILL BE BREEZY UP TO 18 MPH...SHELTERED AREAS
WILL REMAIN UPSLOPE THROUGH THE DAY. THE SHOWERS WILL LINGER
THROUGH THE EVENING...THEN SOME CLEARING IS EXPECTED AS SOME DRIER
AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. THURSDAY WILL KEEP AN UPPER LEVEL WEST
FLOW OVER THE FIRE...BUT MOISTURE WILL STAY NORTH OF THE BORDER.
AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH INCREASING TO 8-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 7-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 2100 MDT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 5-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...OLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090708.OLDAI.01/MSO