FNUS75 KMSO 271827
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOFFMAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1227 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1155 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND BECOME
MORE DENSE AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. GIVEN THE ELEVATION OF THE
FIRE...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MIX TO THE FIRE BEFORE THE CLOUDS
THICKEN...SO BREEZY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MIX TO THE FIRE BY
1330 MDT. THE CLOUDS AND WIND ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK UPPER
LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE AREA. NOT MUCH MOISTURE
WITH THIS FEATURE...BUT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE FIRE CAN
NOT BE RULED OUT...MAINLY AFTER 1600 MDT. CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO
LINGER OVER THE FIRE OVERNIGHT...KEEPING TEMPERATURES UP. SUNDAY
LOOKS SIMILAR TO TODAY...BUT SLIGHTLY COOLER AND LESS POTENTIAL
FOR DIURNAL WINDS...BUT THUNDERSTORM WINDS LATE IN THE DAY WILL
STILL BE A POSSIBILITY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-11 MPH AFTER
                    1330 MDT. GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9-11 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    5-7 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 6-7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.HOFFM.01/MSO