FNUS75 KMSO 181310
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
710 AM MDT THU AUG 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0649 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL BE OVER THE FIRE
TODAY. A PLUME OF MOISTURE WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE CAUSING AN
INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER. ALSO SOME GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS SHOULD
MIX DOWN TO THE FIRE BY MID AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE WEAKER COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD BACK OVER THE REGION STARTING TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUD IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...SETH CARBONARI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110818.HAMME.01/MSO