FNUS75 KMSO 181640
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLEEMAN CR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1040 AM MDT TUE MAY 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1012 MDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING MOISTURE AND SHOWER ACTIVITY CAN BE EXPECTED
NEAR THE FIRE SITE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE UNIT EARLY AFTERNOON...KICKING UP WEST WINDS THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING. ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE IN
INTENSITY AND COVERAGE THROUGH AFTERNOON...WITH THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
POSSIBLE NEAR THE FIRE SITE THROUGH 1800 MDT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN ELEVATED OVERNIGHT UNTIL RELAXING ALONG WITH THE SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

TIME (MDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........73  75  79  79  79  79  79  79  91  91  91  91
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............60  63  66  69  71  72  72  71  69  66  64  61
RH..............60  52  47  45  41  39  39  44  45  49  53  60
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   12  12  12  12  12  12  11  11  11  7
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  25  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  20
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   2   2   2   2

TABLE TERMS:
ISO = ISOLATED
SCT = SCATTERED
LKY = LIKELY

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................50 PERCENT DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...BAUCK/NOLTE
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL GUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100518.SLEEM.01/MSO