FNUS75 KMSO 291311
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARDINAL CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
711 AM MDT THU JUL 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0648 MDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER YOUR FIRE
TODAY WHICH SHOULD DECREASE THE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION AND SKY COVER
BY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN.
ANOTHER DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO SWING THROUGH YOUR FIRE LATE TONIGHT
INTO TOMORROW WHICH WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 15 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...GILLESPIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100729.CARDI.01/MSO