FNUS75 KMSO 141421
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
821 AM MDT SUN AUG 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0756 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EAST TODAY AS A TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND
1400 FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. THE
TERRAIN TO THE WEST WILL OFFER SOME SHELTERING FROM THESE WINDS
HOWEVER GUSTS WILL STILL BE ABLE TO SURFACE AND WINDS WILL CHANNEL
DOWN THE BURNT CREEK AND BARTLETT CREEK DRAINAGES FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGHS AND RHS TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO SATURDAY
BUT MONDAY WILL BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES COOLER AND RHS 10 PERCENT
HIGHER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3-7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...SETH CARBONARI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110814.HAMME.01/MSO