FNUS75 KMSO 022340
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
540 PM MDT WED SEP 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1716 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN STRONG TONIGHT...SO EXPECT
ONLY POOR TO MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. A PASSING DISTURBANCE
THURSDAY COULD COULD CREATE A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO...BUT THE MAIN
THREAT WILL BE INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM MIDDAY ON. THE FIRE
IS SOMEWHAT SHELTERED FROM THIS DIRECTION...BUT YOU SHOULD STILL
EXPECT SOME GUSTS AS THE SYSTEM PASSES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY
                    EVENING...THEN BECOMING DOWN SLOPE 1-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER DARK.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8-14 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...BOB MCCREA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090902.NORTH.01/MSO