FNUS75 KMSO 171533
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLEEMAN CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
933 AM MDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0856 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS UNDER SOUTHWEST UPPER LEVEL
WILL SUPPORT SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND AND OVER THE FIRE THROUGH THE DAY.
CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE...WITH HIGH CIRRUS FIRST...BEFORE AFTERNOON
CUMULUS DEVELOPS MOSTLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
INTO THE 80S FOR ANOTHER WARM AFTERNOON AND AIDE IN DESTABILIZING THE
ATMOSPHERE. GUSTY WINDS FROM AFTERNOON MIXING AND ALSO FROM SHOWER OUTFLOWS
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR EARLY...INCREASING CIRRUS THROUGH
                    THE MORNING. AFTERNOON CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT WITH
                    CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER 1200 MDT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7-11 MPH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS POSSIBLE FROM
                    NEARBY SHOWER DEVELOPMENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6-10 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA/NOLTE
REQUESTED BY...GUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100517.SLEEM.01/MSO