FNUS75 KMSO 151408
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
808 AM MDT MON AUG 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0751 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WAVE OF ENERGY MOVING OVER THE FIRE TODAY WILL
ALLOW FOR CONTINUED WINDS...INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON AS THE
ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES. THE WINDS SHOULD BE GENERALLY FROM THE
WEST THIS AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH TERRAIN FUNNELING COULD CAUSE MORE
OF A NORTHWEST DIRECTION. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO REGENERATE BY MID AFTERNOON...LEAVING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION BUT LITTLE TO NO CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN. THE
SYSTEM WILL CLEAR OUT TOMORROW...LEAVING A DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    10-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER 1900 MDT
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 5-9 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL OWEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110815.HAMME.01/MSO