FNUS75 KMSO 012338
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAVINA CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
538 PM MDT SUN AUG 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1715 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...OTHER THAN SOME WIND GUSTS THROUGH LATE EVENING
SKIES WILL CONTINUE TO CLEAR OVER THE FIRE AS A SYSTEM EXITS TO
THE NORTH. THE AIRMASS WILL DRY OUT A BIT ON MONDAY UNDER A
WESTERLY FLOW. MOISTURE WILL AGAIN INCREASE ON TUESDAY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. WEDNESDAY LOOKS TO BE EVEN MORE
UNSTABLE WITH BETTER CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.


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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT COMMANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100801.LAVIN.01/MSO