FNUS75 KMSO 212255
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SODA FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
455 PM MDT SAT AUG 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1529 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE SITE LATER THIS
EVENING. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH SOME LIGHT SHOWERS POSSIBLE.
A COLD FRONT WILL THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING...BRINGING MUCH COOLER
CONDITIONS WITH HIGHER RH AND A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING. INCREASING CLOUDS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH AND GUSTY BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FELSCH
REQUESTED BY...JOHN LINK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100821.SODAF.01/MSO