FNUS75 KMSO 280953
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOWNING MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
353 AM MDT SAT AUG 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1930 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT A FAIR BIT OF CLOUD COVER TODAY UNDER AN
INCREASINGLY MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. ONLY A MINIMAL POTENTIAL
FOR SHOWERS TODAY...BUT INCREASING OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH WET
DISTURBANCE LIFTING OVER THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE PREDOMINANTLY OUT
OF THE NORTH...AND BE A LITTLE BREEZY AT THE HIGHER PORTIONS OF
THE FIRE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS RANGING FROM 3-6 MPH
                    AT BOTTOM OF FIRE TO 8-14 MPH ON TOP BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM: NORTH 4-7 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                            TO 2 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    TOP: NORTH 12-18 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                         TO 3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH
                    4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...BITTERROOT DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100827.DOWNI.01/MSO