FNUS75 KMSO 211630
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLADE CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1030 AM MDT SAT AUG 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0916 PDT 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...A COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE BURN AREA LATE TONIGHT.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY COMBINED WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT...COMBINED WITH A HIGH HAINES
INDEX. A COOLER AND MORE STABLE AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA FOR SUNDAY
AND MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO
                    15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE DECREASING TO 3 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GIBSON
REQUESTED BY...JIM BROGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100821.GLADE.01/MSO