FNUS75 KMSO 221438
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
838 AM MDT MON AUG 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0814 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WINDY DAY IS IN STORE FOR THE FIRE TODAY. WINDS
WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL FROM THE WEST ALTHOUGH A MORE NORTHWEST
DIRECTION IS POSSIBLE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FIRE DUE TO
CHANNELING THROUGH THE VALLEY TO THE NORTH. WINDS WILL DECREASE
THIS EVENING AFTER 2000 MDT ALTHOUGH SOME WIND WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH THE NIGHT. IN ADDITION RHS WILL RUN PRETTY LOW TODAY.
TOMORROW WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH A LITTLE BIG HIGHER RHS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 5-11
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...HARVEY CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110822.HAMME.01/MSO