FNUS75 KMSO 271338
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
738 AM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0646 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND DRY WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE THEME OVER THE
FIRE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL JET OVER THE FIRE TODAY
WILL ENHANCE WINDS...AND GIVEN THE WEST TO EAST DRAINAGES NORTH
AND SOUTH OF THE FIRE...COULD SEE SOME DIRECTIONAL CHANGES AS THE
WINDS MIX OUT THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...GOOD RECOVERIES ARE ONCE
AGAIN EXPECTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRE...BUT THE TOP COULD BE
NEAR THE THERMAL BELT. SUNDAY WILL SEE SIMILAR CONDITIONS...BUT
LESS WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 6-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT GALLARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.HAMME.01/MSO