FNUS75 KMSO 281800
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIDDEN LAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1200 PM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1145 MDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS HOT AND DRY OVER
THE FIRE TODAY. SOME MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN LATER TODAY AND
PRODUCE SOME THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LIMITED RAINFALL BUT GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS.
UPPER RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE APPROACHES.
THIS WAVE WILL IMPACT THE FIRE BY MONDAY MORNING WITH INCREASED
MOISTURE AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WETTING RAINS ARE NOT EXPECTED
UNLESS DIRECTLY UNDER A STRONGER CORE...BUT BREEZY AND ERRATIC WINDS
WITH LIGHTNING WILL BE A CONCERN THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5-9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110828.HIDDE.01/MSO