FNUS75 KMSO 271618
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PONY CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1018 AM MDT MON SEP 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0901 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...INCREASING WEST WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER
SCENE WITH WARM DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A
THERMAL BELT IN THE WORKS FOR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH DRIER...
RELATIVELY WARM CONDITIONS AT AND ABOVE THE FIRE SITE. INCREASING
WESTERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2-4 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15-20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100927.PONYC.01/MSO