FNUS75 KMSO 021452
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ESTELLE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
852 AM MDT MON AUG 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0827 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...KEEPING RELATIVELY COOL AND MOIST
CONDITIONS IN PLAY. AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A
CONTINUED THREAT EACH AFTERNOON. WETTING RAINS WILL ACCOMPANY
THUNDERSTORM CORES BUT WILL BE SCATTERED IN NATURE AND THUS MAY
NOT IMPACT FIRE. EXPECT A WIND SHIFT TOMORROW TOWARDS MORE
EASTERLY WINDS WHICH THE FIRE SHOULD BE MORE EXPOSED TO.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-8 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.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING EAST 6-12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...JEFF STEVENSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100802.ESTEL.01/MSO