FNUS75 KMSO 281541
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVULET FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
941 AM MDT MON SEP 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0919 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AGAIN TODAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS
OVERHEAD. THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN DRY SO EXPECT FAIRLY LOW
HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON...AND POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT. A FRONT
WILL PASS THE FIRE MIDDAY TUESDAY...SO BE PREPARED FOR SOUTHWEST
WINDS EARLY TRANSITIONING TO BREEZY WEST WINDS AT TIMES IN THE
AFTERNOON.  LITTLE RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH THIS FEATURE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-6 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 6-9 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...SCHWARZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090928.RIVUL.01/MSO