FNUS75 KMSO 200355
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NINKO CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
955 PM MDT SAT SEP 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2107 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...JET AND UPPER LEVEL ENERGY FROM PACIFIC WEATHER
SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE UNIT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...MAINLY
IN THE FORM OF CONTINUED INCREASED WINDS ALONG WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WITH MASONRY PEAK ORIENTED WEST TO EAST...THE UNIT MAY BE
SHELTERED FROM THESE WINDS EARLY IN THE DAY. HOWEVER...INCREASED
PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO ALLOW THESE WINDS TO BE REALIZED
AT THE FIRE IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL QUICKLY RELAX AFTER SUNSET AS
SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILD IN.

.SUNDAY...

HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AND INCREASING TO 15-17 MPH BY 1200 MDT. GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING. WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090919.NINKO.02/MSO