FNUS75 KMSO 130143
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CABIN FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
743 PM MDT THU AUG 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1825 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COOLER CANADIAN AIR IS MOVING INTO THE AREA
OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL BRING SOME SHOWERS OVER THE FIRE TONIGHT AND
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO
DRY OUT...BUT SOME SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS MAINLY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1-5 MPH...GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR ANY
                    SHOWERS.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT MORNING...10 PERCENT AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-85 VALLEYS AND 63-73 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-36 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 40-50 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE LESS THAN 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...MEGHAN FLUHARTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100812.CABIN.01/MSO