FNUS75 KMSO 031758
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUARTZ CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1158 AM MDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1144 MDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
TODAY WITH THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMING UNSTABLE IN THE MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON.  WIND-WISE...MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTH WINDS ALOFT
SHOULD NOT MIX TO THE VALLEY FLOOR WITH A LIGHT NORTHEAST PRESSURE
GRADIENT SUPPORTING MORE NORTH WINDS.   A WEATHER SYSTEM SHOULD
FURTHER MOISTEN THE ATMOSPHERE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  A FEW AFTERNOON BUILDUPS
                    WITH A CHANCE OF A SPRINKLE.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2-7 MPH. GUSTY WINDS NEAR ANY SHOWERS
                    THAT DEVELOP.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. GUSTY WINDS NEAR
                    ANY EVENING SHOWERS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY HARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111003.QUART.01/MSO