FNUS75 KMSO 211448
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARDINAL CR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
848 AM MDT SAT AUG 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0817 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...AN UNSTABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE FIRE
TODAY...GUSTY WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AROUND 1PM THIS
AFTERNOON. EARLY THIS MORNING WINDS WERE ALREADY GUSTING TO 20-25
MPH ABOVE 7000 FEET. EXPECTED AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION...ABOUT 0.10
INCH ON SUNDAY AND ANOTHER 0.10 ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A MAINLY DRY
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...JIM FLINT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100821.CARDI.01/MSO