FNUS75 KMSO 021637
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE PRONG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1037 AM MDT MON AUG 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0836 PDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SLIGHT WARMING AND DRYING WILL OCCUR OVER THE FIRE
THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY. INVERSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT...KEEPING TEMPERATURES AT THE FIRE WARM
AND INHIBITING RH RECOVERIES. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALTHOUGH THE BEST CHANCE
APPEARS TO BE FURTHER TO YOUR SOUTH. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE
AFTERNOON AND COULD BECOME GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST AS INSTABILITY
INCREASES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH HAZE BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CUMULUS
                    FORMING OVER RIDGES THIS AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM AFTER 1500 PDT
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF A THUNDERSTORM BEFORE 2000 PDT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100802.THREE.01/MSO