FNUS75 KMSO 041802
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHURCHHILL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1202 PM MDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1031 PDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RELATIVELY DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY
HOWEVER ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO HELP TRIGGER
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INCREASING MID
AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE AREA LATER TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY WITH THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 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.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS NEAR ANY SHOWERS
                    OR STORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...DEROSA/BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...JBROGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090804.CHURC.01/MSO