FNUS75 KMSO 111643
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED MOOSE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1043 AM MDT TUE AUG 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0959 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PRESSURE GRADIENTS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT
WILL TIGHTEN THIS AFTERNOON PRODUCING AN INCREASE IN WEST-SOUTHWEST
WINDS. GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH ON THE RIDGES AND UP THE RED MEADOW
CREEK DRAINAGE ARE POSSIBLE WITH MIDSLOPE WINDS AROUND 3-6 MPH.
OTHERWISE EXPECT SUNNY SKIES WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AFTER 1700
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 3-6 MPH AFTER 1200.

                    UPVALLEY...ALONG THE RED MEADOW CREEK 6-10 WITH
                               GUSTS TO 15-22 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 1400.

                    RIDGE WINDS...W-SW 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                                  AFTER 1400.

MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AFTER 2100.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........ON THE RIDGES AND ALONG THE RED MEADOW CREEK...
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
                    OTHERWISE DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH.

MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RPN/ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...MUIR  DAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090811.REDMO.01/MSO