FNUS75 KMSO 171707
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KOOTENAI FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1107 AM MDT FRI JUL 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1046 MDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE THIN CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MID
AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE THE WARMING AND DRYING WILL CONTINUE TODAY
AND SATURDAY UNDER THE BUILDING RIDGE. LATE DAY WINDS COULD PICK
UP SOME DUE TO THE GOOD HEATING BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS
BREEZY AS YESTERDAY. RH RECOVERIES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE NIGHTS WILL
BE INCREASINGLY POOR.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEARING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWN SLOPE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...TONY LUBKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090717.KOOTE.01/MSO