FNUS75 KMSO 031538
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARDINAL CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
938 AM MDT TUE AUG 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0852 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SUSTAINED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND HEATING FROM
AFTERNOON SUNSHINE WILL ALLOW FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT AFTER 1200. STORMS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLOW
MOVING AND WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME. INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT THIS AFTERNOON IS
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS OVER THE RIDGES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZE THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER 1400.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...BECOMING EAST-NORTHEAST  4-7 MPH
                             AFTER 1600.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZE
                    IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...EAST WINDS 3-7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER 1400.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...BECOMING EAST-NORTHEAST  4-7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RPN/NOLTE
REQUESTED BY...SETH CARBNOARI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100803.CARDI.01/MSO