FNUS75 KMSO 301800
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACKER MEADOWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1200 PM MDT FRI JUL 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1141 MDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MAINLY SUNNY SKIES THE REST OF THIS MORNING THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON. EXPECT SOME FURTHER CUMULUS CLOUD DEVELOPMENT
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH A SLIGHT POSSIBILITY OF A
THUNDERSTORM...WITH LITTLE RAINFALL...OVER THE FIRE AREA.  SCATTERED...
POSSIBLY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 7
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT COMMANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100730.PACKE.01/MSO