FNUS75 KMSO 270001
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACKER MEADOWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
601 PM MDT MON JUL 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1739 MDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF HIGHER LEVEL MOISTURE HAS
MADE ITS WAY INTO THE REGION TODAY. THE ATMOSPHERE HAS BECOME
UNSTABLE WITH VERY LIGHT SHOWERS AND EVEN A FEW CRACKS OF THUNDER
POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE SITE THIS EVENING. SUB-TROPICAL
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO THE AREA TUESDAY FOR A REPEAT
THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.THIS EVENING...

HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND A THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........70S...COOLING INTO THE UPPER 60S BY NIGHTFALL.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH
                    WITH A PASSING SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH AFTER NIGHTFALL.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5-6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...IC JD BAUMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100726.PACKE.01/MSO