FNUS75 KMSO 271540
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACKER MEADOWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
940 AM MDT TUE JUL 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0922 MDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LINE OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE OVER THE
NEXT HOUR PRODUCING SOME LIGHT RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME INCREASED
WINDS. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY STAY FAIRLY
WARM WITH RELATIVELY POOR RH RECOVERIES EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE MAIN
THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-7 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT COMMANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100727.PACKE.01/MSO