FNUS75 KMSO 121413
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
813 AM MDT MON SEP 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0740 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE FIRE TODAY AS A TIGHT
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. THE
WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST AND INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY AT THE TOP OF THE FIRE, HUMIDITIES WILL BE
SIMILAR TO YESTERDAYS WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES DUE TO THE HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE FIRE.




.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...78-83.
                    TOP...75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...12-17 PERCENT.
                    TOP...16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-8 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TOP...NORTHWEST 12-17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...35-40.
                    TOP... 39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...70-76 PERCENT.
                    TOP...75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
                    TOP...NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...74-79.
                    TOP...69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...15-20 PERCENT.
                    TOP...19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...NORTHEAST WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING EAST 6-11 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
                    TOP...WEST 13-18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...SETH CARBONARI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110912.HAMME.01/MSO