FNUS75 KMSO 092043
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACKER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
243 PM MDT THU JUL 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1321 PDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED JUST SOUTH OF
THE FIRE OVER ELK CITY. THIS LINE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 3/4
INCH HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN BY 1400 PM PDT. WINDS MAY GET CHANNELED UP
THE SELWAY RIVER WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. BEHIND THIS
LINE...ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL LINGER NEAR THE FIRE THROUGH 1700
PDT...THEN CLEARING WILL TAKE PLACE AS AN UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO
BUILD INTO THE REGION. MORE WARMING WILL TAKE PLACE FRIDAY WITH
LESSER CHANCES OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AS DRYER AIR MOVES IN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4-7 MPH..GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4-7 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090709.PACKE.01/MSO