FNUS75 KMSO 150303
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HELL ROCK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
903 PM MDT TUE JUL 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2045 MDT ON JULY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES ARE CLEARING TONIGHT AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN
FROM THE WEST. EXPECT AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO
START BUILDING OVER THE FIRE WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP SKIES MOST
CLEAR WITH LIGHT WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS AND HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER. TYPICAL DIURNAL WIND
PATTERNS SHOULD BE OBSERVED...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
HOWEVER... AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES MORE UNSTABLE IN THE
AFTERNOONS...SOME OF THE WEST WINDS ALOFT SHOULD MIX DOWN TO THE
EAST FORK OF BITTERROOT RIVER VALLEY IN VICINITY OF THE FIRE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.





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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...WOIRHAYE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090714.HELLR.02/MSO