FNUS75 KMSO 241609
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETE CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1009 AM MDT FRI JUL 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0954 MDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY OVER NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND DIRECT SURGES OF MOISTURE
AND DISTURBANCES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE
WILL BE UNSTABLE ALOFT AT NIGHT AND THROUGH ALL LEVELS IN THE
AFTERNOONS. AS SUCH...THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL BE
BOTH DAY AND NIGHT. REGARDING THE FLOW...THE WINDS ABOVE 10000
FEET WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH. HOWEVER...WITH LOWER PRESSURE AT THE
SURFACE REMAINING TO THE SOUTHEAST...THIS WILL SUPPORT RELATIVELY
LIGHT WINDS ON THIS FIRE...WHEN STORMS ARE NOT IN THE VICINITY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.  STRONG GUSTY WINDS NEAR ANY
                    STORMS TO 40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH...EXCEPT STRONG GUSTY WINDS
                    NEAR ANY STORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5-7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...AFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090724.PETEC.01/MSO