FNUS75 KMSO 201234
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KOOTENAI CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
634 AM MDT SUN SEP 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0557 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL REMAIN THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS SYSTEM
AS AN UPPER LEVEL JET PASSES OVER THE FIRE. WINDS WILL BE AROUND 10
MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE THROUGH 0900. WINDS
WILL BECOME MORE GUSTY WITH GUST TO 25 MPH BY 1100. THESE WINDS
WILL MAINTAIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH MAYBE JUST A FEW STRONGER
GUSTS. THESE WINDS SHOULD SHOW A DECREASE AFTER 1700. THE MAIN
DIRECTION WILL BE WEST ESPECIALLY IN THE LARGER DRAINAGES OF
KOOTENAI AND SHARROTT CREEKS. THE OTHERS COULD BE A LITTLE MORE
VARIABLE WITH A LITTLE NORTH COMPONENT POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       LOWER ELEVATION.... BECOMING VARIABLE 3-7 MPH
       RIDGE TOP.........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH.
                         GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING.

.MONDAY...

HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...TOBIN KELLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090920.KOOTE.01/MSO