FNUS75 KMSO 151456
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
856 AM MDT WED SEP 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0825 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING CLOUDS OVER THE FIRE WILL KEEP RHS FROM
FALLING INTO THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL START TO MIX
DOWN AFTER 1200 AND BE STRONGEST NEAR THE RIDGE TOP. SOME ISOLATED
SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON BUT DRY AIR NEAR
THE SURFACE WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS...GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP. THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS
BECOMES MORE LIKELY EARLY THURSDAY AS A MUCH LARGER AND MORE MOIST
SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. THE INCREASED CLOUDS AND MOISTURE WILL
BE SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RHS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
    CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6-11 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...R  HOEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100915.PINEC.01/MSO