FNUS75 KMSO 270136
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARDINAL CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
736 PM MDT MON JUL 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1906 MDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOME HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE DRIFTED ACROSS THE FIRE
TODAY BUT THE BETTER INSTABILITY STAYED WELL TO THE SOUTH.
THE INFLUX OF SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL EXTEND FURTHER NORTH
TUESDAY PLACING THE FIRE SITE ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF LIGHT
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON/EVENING. LOOK FOR
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES TUESDAY.

.THIS EVENING...

HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....COOLING INTO THE 70S.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48 AT BOTTOM.
                    52-56 AT TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT AT BOTTOM.
                    43-48 PERCENT AT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2-6 MPH AT BOTTOM.
                    NORTH 5-10 MPH AT TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 AT BOTTOM.
                    64-70 AT TOP
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT AT BOTTOM.
                    42-48 PERCENT AT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4-8 MPH AT BOTTOM.
                    SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH AT TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...BRAD GILLESPIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100726.CARDI.01/MSO