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SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAIL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1010 PM MDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2143 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SMALL AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
SOUTHEAST OUT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL PASS JUST TO THE SOUTH OF
THE FIRE OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THE FIRE WILL
SEE SOME RAINFALL. WINDS WILL MAINLY STAY TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH
THE DAY MONDAY WITH STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE ONCE THE ATMOSPHERE
MIXES UP. WITH THE WEST/EAST ORIENTATION OF THE FIRE LOCATION
WINDS COULD GET GUSTY AS THEY GET CHANNELED THROUGH THE ADJACENT
VALLEY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10
                    MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.TRAIL.02/MSO