FNUS75 KMSO 101354
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
754 AM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0731 MDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT CONDITIONS TODAY TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE
EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY AS A SUNNY SKY AND WELL MIXED ATMOSPHERE
PROMOTE EXCELLENT HEATING. AFTERNOON WINDS WILL TURN GUSTY AS THE
ENVIRONMENT BECOMES UNSTABLE WITH A CONTINUED SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A
THUNDERSTORM TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION PREVENTING THE
FIRE LOCATION TO BECOME INVERTED WHILE WILL KEEP MORNING TEMPERATURES
A BIT WARMER AND MAX RH READINGS A FEW PERCENTAGE POINTS LOWER.
COOLER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND STRONGER WINDS ARE ALSO FORECAST
FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON BUT WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH READINGS DUE TO
INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND THE OUTSIDE CHANCE FOR A SHOWER AND/OR
THUNDERSTORM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING. BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN DIRECTION
                    AROUND 2 TO 4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-8 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...SETH CARBONARI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110810.HAMME.01/MSO