FNUS75 KMSO 041652
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOWNING MTN  FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1052 AM MDT SAT SEP 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1031 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS WILL LIKELY SHOW THEMSELVES BY 1400 HRS
THEN PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING AS A FRONT APPROACHES AND PASSES
OVER THE FIRE. THE FLOW DOES NOT LOOK PARTICULARLY STRONG...BUT
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ARE
POSSIBLE. COOLER AND MOIST MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH THROUGH
                    MID EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-13 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 4-8 MPH
                    LATE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...BRET LEWIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100904.DOWNI.01/MSO