FNUS75 KMSO 150158
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
758 PM MDT SUN AUG 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1917 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE REGION DUE TO A
SHORTWAVE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS BRINGING CLOUD COVER
TO THE FIRE. THERE IS STILL A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER
OVERNIGHT. THE SHORTWAVE IS EXPECTED TO PASS ON MONDAY WITH A
BRIEF INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INTO THE
EVENING. WINDS COULD BECOME GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER
RHS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AS WELL. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL
AGAIN INITIATE ON TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS DECREASING TO 6-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...SETH CARBONARI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110814.HAMME.02/MSO