FNUS75 KMSO 052052
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
252 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1339 PDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
FIRE THROUGH THURSDAY.   THE MAIN THREAT OF STORMS TODAY WILL
TRANSITION FROM WIND/RAIN TO MOSTLY RAIN/HAIL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
AS THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE ALSO MOISTENS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9-10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...JBROGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.BIGCR.01/MSO