FNUS75 KMSO 021328
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARDINAL CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
728 AM MDT MON AUG 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0711 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE COMBINATION OF LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...AFTERNOON
HEATING AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200 ACROSS GLACIER NP AND THE BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER 2200.
EXPECT INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS AFTER 1200.

HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM ALBERTA CANADA TUESDAY WILL PRODUCE
A NORTHEAST WIND ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND OVER
THE CARDINAL CREEKS FIRE...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER EXPOSED
ELEVATIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 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...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHEAST...
                    ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGES...510 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...BRAD GILLESPIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100802.CARDI.01/MSO