FNUS75 KMSO 171441
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
841 AM MDT WED AUG 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0754 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASED WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITIES WILL BE MAIN
CONCERNS FOR TODAY. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL BE PRIMARILY FROM THE
WEST. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE DRAINAGES WEST OF THE FIRE VARIATIONS IN
THE DIRECTION MAY RESULT. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE A FEW
HOURS BEFORE THE CRITICAL HUMIDITIES ARE REACHED. HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE AT OR BELOW 16 PERCENT SOONER THAN TUESDAY AND LAST
LONGER. TONIGHT THE CANADIAN WEATHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH...INCREASING
MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. THESE CLOUDS WILL KEEP MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES UP A FEW DEGREES...BUT HUMIDITIES WILL STILL HAVE
GOOD RECOVERIES. WINDS WILL REMAIN UP THROUGH THE LATE
EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING IN SPEEDS. THURSDAY WILL BE A FEW
DEGREES COOLER WITH A FEW MORE CLOUDS WHICH WILL KEEP MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES HIGHER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH WITH
                    HIGHER GUSTS TO IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

TIME (MDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
TEMP............36  42  57  65  72  77  79  81  81  81  79  78
RH..............85  85  56  41  28  20  15  12  12  12  13  15
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   4   4   4   10  10  10  9   9   9   12
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   10  10  10  18  25  25  20  20  20  30
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING HIGH
                    CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12-18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...SETH CARBONARI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110817.HAMME.01/MSO