FNUS75 KMSO 291402
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
802 AM MDT MON AUG 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0739 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SHOWERS TODAY...BUT MUCH DRIER AND SOME WIND TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE
INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.  A MUCH DRIER AND WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  SIGNIFICANT WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGES TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  A
VERY MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM AND MUCH COOLER AIR MASS IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH
                    THIS MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE TO 5 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING AND THEN NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH
                    BY LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  BECOMING BREEZY IN THE MID TO
                    LATE AFTERNOON.  A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS BUILDUPS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH...INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT GALLARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110829.HAMME.01/MSO