FNUS75 KMSO 211651
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1051 AM MDT SAT AUG 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0920 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 APPROACH THE FIRE FROM OREGON AND
WASHINGTON AND PASS OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY COMBINED WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A COOLER AND MORE STABLE AIRMASS WILL MOVE
OVER THE AREA FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WEST 6-12 MPH
                    WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 18-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.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.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING. DECREASING TO DOWNSLOPE 2-3 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 9-11 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GIBSON
REQUESTED BY...JOHN LINK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100821.MEADO.01/MSO