FNUS75 KMSO 082033
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ABBOT CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
233 PM MDT SAT AUG 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1413 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COLD UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO PULL OFF TO THE
SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND A WEAK UPPER RIDGE IS BUILDING IN
BEHIND IT. WITH AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AS SEEN WITH THE HIGH
HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON...LOW STRATUS OR FOG IS HIGHLY LIKELY AT
THE FIRE TONIGHT AS CLEARING MOVES IN UNDER THE RIDGE. WEAK RIDGE
WILL MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE FIRE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH FOG/STRATUS
LIFTING IN THE LATE MORNING. BETTER HEATING MAY RESULT IN SOME
TERRAIN INDUCED CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT AND ISOLATED SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    AREAS OF STRATUS/FOG DEVELOPING TOWARD SUNRISE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090808.ABBOT.01/MSO