FNUS75 KMSO 101729
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VAN CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1129 AM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1005 PDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS THE
ATMOSPHERE BECOMES WELL MIXED. THIS WILL ALSO SUPPORT SOME ADDITIONAL
WARMING AND DRYING OF THE ATMOSPHERE. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS TO REMAIN
OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD COVER WHICH SHOULD HELP
KEEP OVERNIGHT MINIMUM TEMPERATURES A BIT WARMER. THIS WILL ALSO
SUPPORT A LITTLE MORE DRYING OVERNIGHT THAN HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED
OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. COOLER AND SLIGHTLY MORE MOIST CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY WITH A RETURN OF BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 4-7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...LINDSAY DURANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110810.VANCR.01/MSO