FNUS75 KMSO 111455
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
855 AM MDT THU AUG 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0816 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER TROUGH OVER NORTHWEST MONTANA WILL KEEP A
THREAT OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE FIRE TODAY.
THE POTENTIAL FOR WETTING RAINS UNDER A CELL ARE GOOD...BUT THE
SHOWERS WILL BE MORE ISOLATED IN NATURE. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TODAY BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WITH SLIGHTLY INCREASED
HUMIDITIES. LITTLE SURFACE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN
TERRAIN/DIURNALLY DRIVEN WINDS...EXCEPT NEAR STORMS WHERE ERRATIC
DIRECTIONS WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. RIDGING WILL BUILD
OVER THE FIRE TONIGHT WITH CLEARING AND GOOD RECOVERIES. DRY AND
WARMING EXPECTED FRIDAY UNDER THE BUILDING RIDGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH....INCREASING TO 5-8 MPH
                    BY MID AFTERNOON...AFTER 1500 MDT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE 5-6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...SETH CARBONARI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110811.HAMME.01/MSO