FNUS75 KMSO 241653
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SKIUMAH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1053 AM MDT WED AUG 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1037 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE
TODAY. SOME MOISTURE IS WORKING ITS WAY UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND
COULD PRODUCE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INTO
THURSDAY. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL PRODUCE VERY LITTLE
RAINFALL...BUT COULD HAVE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...LUKE SEEFELDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110824.SKIUM.01/MSO