FNUS75 KMSO 231249
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
649 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0630 MDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK AND FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL GRAZE NORTHWEST MONTANA
DURING TODAY AND MAY BRING A STRAY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM OVER THE
WILDFIRE. BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN DURING THIS AFTERNOON
...DIMINISHING BY THIS EVENING. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER TODAY COMPARED TO MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TONIGHT...WITH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
REBOUNDING TO OVER 90 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...HARVEY CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110823.HAMME.01/MSO