FNUS75 KMSO 061330
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK KEELER FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
730 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0718 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE IN THE
EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT HAS A VERY TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. THERE IS ALSO A
GOOD CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH AND BEHIND THE
FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES ON
MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...LIZ MARSHALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090906.SOUTH.01/MSO