FNUS75 KMSO 241734
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1134 AM MDT WED AUG 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1019 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE
THIS EVENING OVER THE FIRE...THIS COULD CAUSE A THUNDERSTORM TO
DEVELOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT
AND INTO THURSDAY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE VERY
LITTLE RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THEM...BUT COULD PRODUCE GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...BRIANA LUEKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110824.CRAB_.01/MSO