FNUS75 KMSO 241411
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUARY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
811 AM MDT FRI JUL 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 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...NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD
PREVAIL IN THE LOWER LEVELS. HOWEVER...AROUND ANY STORMS...OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES WILL OCCUR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDS INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  GUSTY WINDS...
                    SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE WITH STORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 5-6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...AFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090724.QUARY.01/MSO