FNUS75 KMSO 021749
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NINKO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1149 AM MDT FRI OCT 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1107 MDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL ONLY BRING A
SMALL CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO THE FIRE. THE BEST CHANCE OF SNOW
WILL BE TONIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY COULD
BE CHANNELED THROUGH THE TERRAIN TO THE SOUTHWEST CAUSING SOME
15 MPH GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. SATURDAY AN EASTERLY WIND WILL START
TO PICK UP...ESPECIALLY AFTER 1500. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE
DOWNSLOPING WHICH WILL MEAN TOMORROW WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER
THAN TODAY. THIS WILL ALSO LIMIT THE POTENTIAL FOR PRECIPITATION.
STAY ALERT FOR THE LATEST FORECAST FOR POTENTIAL ADVISORIES OR
WARNINGS RELATED TO THE WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45 LOWER...35-40 UPPER.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT LOWER...70-75 PERCENT UPPER.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE 0300.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47 LOWER...36-41 UPPER.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT LOWER...66-71 PERCENT UPPER.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5-12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
                    INCREASING TO 17-21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY AT THE UPPER
    ELEVATION.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN OTTO ICT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091002.NINKO.01/MSO