FNUS75 KMSO 021339
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARCEAU  3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
739 AM MDT TUE AUG 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0719 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF SHOWERS IS APPROACHING THE SITE FROM THE
WEST. CURRENTLY NO LIGHTNING HAS BEEN OBSERVED WITH THESE SHOWERS...
BUT A FEW STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE. THE STORMS SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE DO
HAVE INTERMITTENT LIGHTNING. EXPECT SHOWERS TO DECREASE THROUGH THE
THE MORNING AND TO INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT AGAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........GUSTY AND VARIABLE IN THE VICINITY OF SHOWERS.
                    OTHERWISE...VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LEACH/ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110802.GARCE.01/MSO