FNUS75 KMSO 261355
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
755 AM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0714 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE BEST
CHANCE OF SEEING A STORM WILL BE BETWEEN 1500 AND 2100 MDT. LITTLE
MOISTURE IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THE DRY LOW LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL MAKE IT LIKELY TO SEE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
AROUND THESE THUNDERSTORMS. WARM TEMPERATURES WITH DRYING HUMIDITIES
ARE EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-8 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING 3-5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST WINDS 5-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...HARVEY CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.HAMME.01/MSO