FNUS75 KMSO 211448
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
848 AM MDT SUN AUG 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0748 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE WARM AND DRY TREND
THROUGH MONDAY BUT WIND WILL MIX TO THE FIRE THE AFTERNOON. A
SHORTWAVE PASSING THROUGH CANADA WILL INCREASE THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ON MONDAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TO THE FIRE BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES AND SIMILAR RHS AS
TODAY ARE EXPECTED MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7-11 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 4-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...ROB CARLIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110821.HAMME.01/MSO