FNUS75 KMSO 281704
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NINKO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1104 AM MDT MON SEP 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1034 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL TRANSITION TO SOUTHWEST AND
INCREASE SOME THIS AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES FROM
THE WEST. THIS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE TOP OF FIRE. THE SURFACE
FRONT WITH THIS TROUGH WILL PASS THE FIRE MIDDAY TUESDAY...SO
EXPECT THE SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE AND BECOME WEST BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. YOU WILL LIKELY SEE SOME SHOWERS DEVELOP BEHIND
FRONT...BUT ODDS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR A WETTING RAIN.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7-13
                    MPH WITH HIGHER RIDGETOP GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-10 MPH BECOMING WEST AND
                    INCREASING TO 16-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...BORGEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090928.NINKO.01/MSO