FNUS75 KMSO 061442
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KOOTENAI CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
842 AM MDT TUE OCT 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0747 MDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT NEAR THE BURN AREA THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WESTERLY FLOW WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING
THIS AFTERNOON AND BE SLIGHTLY CHANNELED DOWN THE KOOTENAI DRAINAGE.
STABLE CONDITIONS WILL KEEP SMOKE FROM VENTILATING AND DISPERSING
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...A RUSH OF COLD AIR
FROM THE NORTHEAST WILL APPROACH THE BURN AREA. MOISTURE
EXPECTATIONS INCREASE AFTER THIS TIME...HOWEVER THE AMOUNT OF
MOISTURE DOES NOT APPEAR APPRECIABLE AT THIS TIME. NORTHEAST FLOW
WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY DROP.
OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN WILL LIKELY TURN TO LIGHT SNOW AT ALL
ELEVATIONS BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
       4000-6000 FEET...49-54.
       6000-8900 FEET...46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........
       4000-6000 FEET...32-37 PERCENT.
       6000-8900 FEET...29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       LOWER ELEVATION...CALM WINDS BECOMING WEST 5-7 MPH IN
                         THE AFTERNOON.
       RIDGE TOP...NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
       4000-6000 FEET...25-30.
       6000-8900 FEET...27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........
       4000-6000 FEET...69-74 PERCENT.
       6000-8900 FEET...63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       LOWER ELEVATION...SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH.
       RIDGE TOP...WEST WINDS 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
       4000-6000 FEET...42-47.
       6000-8900 FEET...35-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........
       4000-6000 FEET...40-45 PERCENT.
       6000-8900 FEET...53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       LOWER ELEVATION...WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                         AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
       RIDGE TOP...NORTHWEST WIND 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND
                   10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...JACQUIE PARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091006.KOOTE.01/MSO