FNUS75 KMSO 282139
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KOOTENAI CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
339 PM MDT MON SEP 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1523 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES MAY COME UP ANOTHER COUPLE DEGREES
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT ESSENTIALLY THE WEATHER YOU HAVE NOW
WILL PERSIST THROUGH AROUND 1800 HRS MDT THEN SLOWLY IMPROVE.
EXPECT POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY
WILL PASS YOUR AREA IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT BE HEADS UP FOR
AN INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST FLOW SEVERAL HOURS AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
ONCE FRONT PASSES...HUMIDITIES WILL IMPROVE.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12-22 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT MID AND UPPER SLOPES
                    65-70 PERCENT LOWER SLOPES.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS DECREASING TO 3-6 MPH ON THE RIDGES...
                    BECOMING DOWN SLOPE 1-3 MPH ON THE SLOPES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH EARLY...
                    BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...TONY LUBKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090928.KOOTE.01/MSO