FNUS75 KMSO 090457
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMBROSE SADDLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1057 PM MDT MON AUG 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2224 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE MORNING HOURS SHOULD BE THE CALMEST PERIOD TODAY
OVER THE FIRE SITE. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO BEGIN DRY WITH SKIES FAIRLY
SUNNY...BECOMING INCREASINGLY CLOUDY AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES
MORE UNSTABLE THROUGH THE DAY. THIS WILL PROMOTE ANOTHER ROUND OF
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE FIRE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS SHOULD BE
EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE SITE WHEN IN THE VICINITY OF A
THUNDERSTORM.

.TODAY...

HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY TURNING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 6-9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...IC-WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110808.AMBRO.01/MSO