FNUS75 KMSO 040611
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAHOOT FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1211 AM MDT FRI SEP 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2334 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WITH THE COLD FRONT NOW WELL TO THE EAST WINDS HAVE
FINALLY BEGUN TO SUBSIDE THIS PAST HOUR. EXPECT MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS ARE ONCE
AGAIN EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH EXCELLENT MIXING. AT THIS TIME
DO NOT ANTICIPATE WINDS BEING OVERLY STRONG DURING THE AFTERNOON
EXCEPT FOR SOME BREEZINESS AFTER 4PM ONCE THE ATMOSPHERE MIXES.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR BY DAWN.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 4-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP SLOPE/UP VALLEY 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...HAUER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090903.CAHOO.03/MSO