FNUS75 KMSO 181623
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SKYLINE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1023 AM MDT FRI SEP 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1005 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...QUIET WEATHER TODAY...BUT FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH WINDS ON SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...BENIGN WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE DURATION OF TODAY
UNDER A STABLE ATMOSPHERE. A BIG CHANGE WILL COME LATE
TONIGHT AND MORE SO TOMORROW AS AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM AND
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT PASSES OVER THE FIRE LATE TOMORROW MORNING.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED PARTICULARLY AT THE ELEVATION
OF THE FIRE DURING THIS TIME AND SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. THERE IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF SHOWERS OVER THE SITE ALTHOUGH
WETTING RAINS ARE NOT EXPECTED. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND GREATER
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL RESULT FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 8-10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090918.SKYLI.01/MSO