FNUS75 KMSO 311359
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
759 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0739 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PUSH SURGES OF MOISTURE ACROSS
THE FIRE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.  THE LOW LEVEL FLOW IS MUCH LIGHTER
THAN TUESDAY.  HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY
OF SHOWERS.  A WETTING RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER MOST OF THIS FIRE BY
THURSDAY MORNING.  A STRONGER WESTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    OCCAIONAL RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-9 MPH
                    AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...SETH CARBONARI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.HAMME.01/MSO