FNUS75 KMSO 041653
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAR CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1053 AM MDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0930 PDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE TODAY WITH
RELATIVELY DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS PERSISTING. INCREASING MID
AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE AREA LATER TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY.  THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS
                    NEAR ANY SHOWERS OR STORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...DEROSA/BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.BARCR.01/MSO