FNUS75 KMSO 091639
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VAN CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1039 AM MDT TUE AUG 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0925 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRE WILL REMAIN UNDER A DRY WESTERLY FLOW
TODAY. AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE FIRE ON
WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME THUNDERSTORMS REACHING THE
FIRE LATE IN THE DAY. EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY
THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5-9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS DURING THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110809.VANCR.01/MSO