FNUS75 KMSO 281954 CCA
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PONY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
130 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1259 MDT ON JUNE 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING A GRADUAL INCREASE IN UPPER LEVEL
MOISTURE TO THE AREA AROUND THE FIRE. HOWEVER LITTLE, IF ANY OF THIS
WILL BE FELT NEAR THE SURFACE AS HOT, DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH
CHANCES INCREASING ON SATURDAY. BUT THE BEST CHANCES FOR CONVECTION
WILL EXIST ON SUNDAY. WINDS TODAY AND SATURDAY WILL GENERALLY BE
TERRAIN DRIVEN AND DIURNAL IN NATURE. HOWEVER BRIEFLY ERRATIC AND
GUSTY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS WHICH DO
DEVELOP. SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY (FRIDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT (FRIDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120628.PONY_.01/MSO