FNUS75 KMSO 261613
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUNNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1013 AM MDT TUE JUL 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0900 PDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED ACROSS THE FIRE LAST
NIGHT...THE AIR MASS HAS COOLED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH SOME ADDITIONAL
MOISTURE AS WELL.  A COOLER WESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.  SOME OF THE WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE
THIS AFTERNOON AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES MORE UNSTABLE. THE AIR MASS
WILL SLOWLY DRY AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY.  A VERY DRY
AND WARMER AIR MASS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH LATE MORNING...THEN
                    CLOUDS GRADUALLY DECREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH.
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7-10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...VICKY  SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110726.RUNNI.01/MSO