FNUS75 KMSO 231633
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NINKO CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1033 AM MDT WED SEP 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1018 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER
PATTERN TODAY. AS A RESULT...TERRAIN WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT THE
FIRE WITH PLENTY OF DAYTIME HEATING AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING
INVERSIONS. POOR DISPERSION CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH WEAK UPPER
LEVEL WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK DISTURBANCE
PASSING ON THURSDAY WILL BRING SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS
WHICH WILL HELP CONDITIONS TO MIX OUT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 4-6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9-12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090923.NINKO.01/MSO