FNUS75 KMSO 051510
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARDINAL CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
910 AM MDT THU AUG 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0846 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN EAST/WEST SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KEEP AN
EASTERLY WIND IN THE GORDON CREEK DRAINAGE THROUGH TODAY. THE
POTENTIAL FOR ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL
THIS EVENING. THE BEST POTENTIAL OF ANY PRECIPITATION WILL BE
SOUTH OF THE FIRE. THERMAL BELTS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT AS THE
SURFACE GRADIENT RELAXES. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO WESTERN
MONTANA ON FRIDAY WILL INCREASE WESTERLY WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL
FOR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82...LOWER. 72-77...UPPER.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY 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.....78-83...LOWER. 73-78...UPPER.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WINDS...
                    SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...SETH CARBONARI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100805.CARDI.01/MSO