FNUS75 KMSO 251318
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
718 AM MDT THU AUG 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0705 MDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE IS MOVING ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA
THIS MORNING. THIS HAS PRODUCED SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BUT
WITH VERY LITTLE RAINFALL REPORTED. EXPECT A BREAK IN THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. BUT SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO HAVE LIMITED RAINFALL BUT WILL
PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-9 MPH AND
                    GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...HARVEY CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110825.HAMME.02/MSO