FNUS75 KMSO 220056
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEIGEL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
656 PM MDT WED JUL 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1814 MDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS EVENING JUST SOUTH AND
WEST OF WILDFIRE LOCATION AND WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
THROUGH THIS EVENING. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY SHOULD DIMINISH BY 2300-2400
LOCAL TIME AS UPPER TROUGH AND JET SUPPORT SHIFT EAST OF FIRE DISTRICT.
THURSDAY SHOULD BE A REPEAT OF TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH
SWINGS THROUGH THE FIRE DISTRICT.


.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT BOTTOM.
                    22-27 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH BOTTOM.
                    WEST WINDS 3-8 MPH TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 BOTTOM.
                    50-54 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-68 PERCENT BOTTOM.
                    59-64 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH THIS EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AND VARIABLE TO 7 MPH.
                    TOP...WEST WINDS 3-8 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE AND VARIABLE TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85 BOTTOM.
                    78-83 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT BOTTOM.
                    26-31 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
                    TOP...SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...DEROSA/ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...MARIA HELTERLINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100721.SEIGE.01/MSO