FNUS75 KMSO 152201
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
401 PM MDT WED SEP 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1418 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING CLOUDS OVER THE FIRE WILL KEEP RH'S FROM
DIPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT...BASED ON 1400 FOOT ELEVATION OBSERVATION
TAKEN AT 1400. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE NO LONGER A CONCERN THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TOP OF FIRE THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING WHEN THE ATMOSPHERE STABILIZES. THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS
BECOMES MORE LIKELY BY THURSDAY MORNING AS A MUCH LARGER AND MORE MOIST
SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. THE INCREASED CLOUDS AND MOISTURE WILL
RESULT IN SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RHS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 6 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 10-15 MPH
                    AT TOP OF FIRE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT BOTTOM.
                    75-80 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE TO
                    5 MPH LATE THIS EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 BOTTOM.
                    72-77 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-39 PERCENT BOTTOM.
                    41-46 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 10-15 MPH AT TOP OF FIRE.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...DEROSA/WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...CASEY STRONG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100915.PINEC.02/MSO