FNUS75 KMSO 031754
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAHOOT FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1154 AM MDT THU SEP 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1155 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE
NORTH OF THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN 2PM AND 3PM. A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG
WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST IS ANTICIPATED PRIOR TO THE FRONT...WITH SOMEWHAT
LIGHTER WEST WINDS DEVELOPING THEREAFTER. THE NORTH ASPECT OF THE FIRE
WILL SHELTER IT FROM SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE DAY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF A QUICK RAIN SHOWER AND A FEW GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES EXISTS
WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. CLOUDS WILL DECREASE AND WINDS DIMINISH CONSIDERABLY
BY THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON
AND FRIDAY SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO WEDNESDAY. MOSTLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL BE PRESENT FOR FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7-11 MPH WITH
                    HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...KAREN RHEINHARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090903.CAHOO.02/MSO