FNUS75 KMSO 191326
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLER CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
726 AM MDT SUN JUL 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0655 MDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COOL FRONT JUST PASSED OVER THE FIRE...AND DRIER
AIR IS FILTERING IN BEHIND THE FRONT. SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL INCREASE AS A COOLER AIR FILTERS IN. THE INVERSION IS
EXPECTED TO BREAK IN RESPONSE TO THIS INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT
BY LATE MORNING (BETWEEN 0900-1100 MDT). WITH THE FIRES PROXIMITY
TO THE EAST WEST ORIENTED LITTLE PARK CREEK...SOME CHANNELING IS
POSSIBLE...INCREASING GUSTS. THE WINDS WILL LINGER THROUGH EARLY
EVENING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY 2000 MDT. A WEAK SHORT
WAVE WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE LATE TONIGHT...BUT ONLY HIGH CLOUDS
ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS FEATURE. WARMING AND DRYING WILL INCREASE
MONDAY AS THE RIDGE BEGINS TO REBOUND OVER THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH.
                    BY 1200 MDT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 2000 MDT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...MDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090719.MILLE.01/MSO