FNUS75 KMSO 161547 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER CREEK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 947 AM MDT TUE AUG 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0921 MDT ON AUGUST 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DRYING AND WARMING TREND IS ON STORE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH GENERALLY SUNNY SKIES. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER TODAY COMPARED TO YESTERDAY ALTHOUGH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SOME GUSTY WINDS IS EXPECTED BY MID AFTERNOON. TOMORROW COULD BE ANOTHER WINDY DAY HOWEVER AS THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES AND MIXES STRONGER WINDS ALOFT TO THE SURFACE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 4-9 MPH BECOMING WEST 12-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...PALLISTER REQUESTED BY...SETH CARBONARI TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110816.HAMME.01/MSO