FNUS75 KMSO 051353
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GABE CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
753 AM MDT SAT SEP 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER TODAY AS STRONGER
WINDS ALOFT MIX TO THE SURFACE. THERE IS A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE CORES BEING WET
PRODUCING GREATER THAN 0.1 INCH OF RAIN. THE FIRE IS ON THE
NORTHERN EDGE OF THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO SEE MEASURABLE
RAINFALL TODAY. A COLD FRONT ARRIVING TOMORROW IN THE EARLY
AFTERNOON WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BUT HIGHER RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND COOLER TEMPERATURES...FROM YOUR INPUT THE FIRE MAY BE
SHELTERED FROM THE NORTHWEST WINDS. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES SUNDAY
MORNING WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM WARMING QUICKLY BEFORE THE
ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT WHICH WILL MEAN RH'S WILL BOTTOM OUT ABOVE 30
PERCENT.

.TODAY...

CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 LOWER...72-77 UPPER.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT LOWER...18-23 UPPER.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1-3 BECOMING SW 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
                    STRONGER NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...

CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
                    8-12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...JIM FLINT - AFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090905.GABEC.01/MSO