FNUS75 KMSO 191938
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KOOTENAI CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
138 PM MDT SAT SEP 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1323 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT IS NEARING WESTERN IDAHO BORDER NOW AND
WILL LIKELY PASS FIRE AROUND 1600 HRS MDT. HOWEVER...UPSTREAM RAWS
HAVE SEEN INCREASING WINDS FOR PAST COUPLE HOURS...SO THIS
WILL HAPPEN AT YOUR SITE AS WELL. WINDS WILL PEAK IN SPEED WITHIN A
FEW HOURS AFTER THE FRONT...BUT WILL CONTINUE AT NEARLY THAT
STRENGTH ALL NIGHT AND THROUGH MOST OF SUNDAY ON THE RIDGE. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT IN THE LOWER CANYON.

.REST OF TODAY...

CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH BECOMING WEST BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON 15-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12-20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12-20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...BRET LEWIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090919.KOOTE.01/MSO