FNUS75 KMSO 181938
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NINKO CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
138 PM MDT FRI SEP 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1317 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...QUIET WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON...BUT FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH WINDS
SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...FLOW ALOFT TODAY IS WEAK...BUT FIRE COULD SEE SOME
LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS BY LATE AFTERNOON. TOMORROW GETS
INTERESTING WITH THE FRONT PASSING YOUR AREA EARLY AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL HELP WITH KEEPING HUMIDITIES UP...BUT SOUTHWEST WINDS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. YOU HAVE A
PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BUT WETTING RAINS ARE NOT LIKELY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH THROUGH LATE EVENING THEN
                    DOWN SLOPE 1-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST INCREASING OT 12-18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...BARNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090918.NINKO.01/MSO