FNUS75 KMSO 011329
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARDINAL CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
729 AM MDT SUN AUG 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0716 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL START OFF PARTLY CLOUDY OVER THE FIRE
THIS MORNING...WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. THE EARLY
PART OF THIS WEEK WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED AS A LOW OFF THE PACIFIC
COAST SENDS WEAK DISTURBANCES OVER THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...BRAD GILLESPIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100801.CARDI.01/MSO