FNUS75 KMSO 231649
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEIGEL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1049 AM MDT FRI JUL 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1033 MDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE AND A DRYER AIR MASS WILL QUICKLY BUILD
OVER THE AREA TODAY.  THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL FURTHER
STRENGTHEN INTO SUNDAY RESULTING IN MUCH WARMER AND DRYER CONDITIONS.
THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME QUITE STABLE TONIGHT.  A VERY LIGHT WIND
FLOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVER THE FIRE WITH DIURNAL WIND PATTERNS
TAKING OVER THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MID DAY...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 BOTTOM TO 73 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 25 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 BOTTOM TO 56 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 45 PERCENT MID SLOPE AND TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91 BOTTOM TO 83 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT BOTTOM AND 17 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 7
                    MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...BOBBIE BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100723.SEIGE.01/MSO