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FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUBERT FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
726 AM MDT SUN OCT 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL KEEP
HIGH TEMPERATURES FROM GETTING WARMER THAN SATURDAY AND KEEP RHS A
LITTLE HIGHER. GUSTY WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE RIDGE TOP AND THE
DRAINAGE BOTTOM LIKELY TO BE SHELTERED. DOWN VALLEY WIND IS NOT
LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE ORIENTATION OF THE VALLEY. RAIN IS
LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH 0.1 TO 0.2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER
THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-7 MPH INCREASING TO
    7-12 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...JACQUIE M  PARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101003.HUBER.01/MSO