FNUS75 KMSO 291820
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KOOTENAI CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1220 PM MDT TUE SEP 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1200 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FRONT IS SHOWING ITSELF TO BE A PRETTY WEAK
FEATURE...MAKING TIMING TOUGH. AND IN FACT...YOU MAY SEE A MORE
GRADUAL SHIFT THAN AN ABRUPT ONE. WITH THAT SAID WINDS SHOULD
BECOME MORE WEST BY 1500 HRS MDT THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 1700 HRS
MDT. LOOK FOR THESE TO MIX DOWN TO LOWER SLOPES AS THEY BECOME
NORTHWEST.  COULD SEE A WETTING RAIN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 6-13
                    MPH...BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH BY 1500 HRS...
                    THEN NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH AROUND 1700 HRS MDT.
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE ON UPPER SLOPES
                    THROUGH 1800 HRS MDT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL GOICOECHEA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090929.KOOTE.03/MSO