FNUS75 KMSO 041511
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR LOG FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
911 AM MDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0836 MDT 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.  WINDS ON THIS UNIT WILL BE
COMPLEX WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT FLOW IN THE LOWER VALLEYS AND SOME WESTERLY
INFLUENCE ON THE UPPER SLOPES AS THE DAYTIME HEATING MAKES THE ATMOSPHERE
MORE UNSTABLE.  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.....TOP 76-79
                    BOTTOM 83-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........TOP 25-28 PERCENT
                    BOTTOM 17-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5-8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON ON THE MID TO UPPER SLOPES.  GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO 5 MPH.
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.....TOP 73 AND BOTTOM 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT BOTTOM AND 35-40 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  GUSTY WINDS
                    NEAR ANY SHOWERS OR STORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...DEROSA/BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...PHIL HUBER-MISSOULA DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.CEDAR.01/MSO