FNUS75 KMSO 082150
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACKER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
350 PM MDT WED JUL 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1432 PDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE BULK OF THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY HAS PASSED TO
THE EAST OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE BUT WILL BE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. THE COOL MOIST
ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...THEN SOME DRYING
WILL TAKE PLACE THURSDAY WITH WEAK RIDGING TAKING PLACE. LOOK
FOR DIURNAL SLOPE WINDS TO PREDOMINATE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

.REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2-4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BECOMING 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...DANI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090708.PACKE.01/MSO