FNUS75 KMSO 161524
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR TABLE MTN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
924 AM MDT WED SEP 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0901 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
SHIFT EAST TODAY AS A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST. BEFORE THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE EXITS TO THE EAST...AN
UPPER LEVEL WAVE OF ENERGY WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON
HELPING TO INCREASE POTENTIAL FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OUTFLOW WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR WITH
THESE AS THEY PASS OVER THE AREA. THIS CHANCE WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH POTENTIAL DECREASING BY NIGHTFALL.
WINDS TOMORROW WILL INCREASE AS THE PACIFIC SYSTEM NEARS THE
REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY AFTER 1500.
CWR.................0 INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTIER OUTFLOW WINDS MAY RESULT
                    FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE...MAINLY AFTER 1500.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4-7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6-8 MPH EARLY...BECOMING WEST
                    10-15 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...DOUG CAFFEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090916.TABLE.01/MSO