FNUS75 KMSO 272018 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER LICK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 218 PM MDT FRI AUG 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1359 MDT ON AUGUST 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COOLER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO INFILTRATE THE REGION THROUGH TODAY WITH A DRASTIC DECREASE IN HIGH TEMPERATURES FROM YESTERDAY. AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON SOME VARIABLE WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH WILL MIX DOWN TO THE FIRE. SHOWER CHANCES WILL BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING BUT BETTER CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL SUNDAY AND COULD CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 8-12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3-7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .SATURDAY... 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.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...KITSMILLER REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL DARDIS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100827.DEERL.01/MSO