FNUS75 KMSO 032353
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GAME DREAMER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
553 PM MDT TUE AUG 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1729 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEATHER
SYSTEM WILL KEEP A THREAT OF SHOWERS NEAR THE FIRE THROUGH THE
NIGHT AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY. THE STORMS ARE SLOW MOVING IN NATURE
WITH WETTING RAINS HIGHLY PROBABLE DIRECTLY UNDER THE CORE OF THE
STORMS. DESPITE AN EAST TO WEST SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN...THE EXCEPTION WOULD BE ANY
OUTFLOW FROM NEAR BY STORMS THAT WOULD RESULT IN VARIABLE
DIRECTION AND SPEED. EXPECT CLOUDS TO INHIBIT ANY THERMAL BELTS
OVERNIGHT AND RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
                    EVENING...A SLIGHT CHANCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 5-8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING. WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 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.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 6-9 MPH AROUND 0900
                    WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...M  TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100803.GAMED.01/MSO