FNUS75 KMSO 302300
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR TRAP 2 IAP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
500 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1620 MDT ON JUNE 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS ANTICIPATED TO SWING THROUGH YOUR
FIRE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL BE GUSTY WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. SO A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH CONTINUES FOR YOUR FIRE LOCATION. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
SWING THROUGH YOUR FIRE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON (AROUND 1600 MDT).
THE FRONT WILL CAUSE THE WINDS TO QUICKLY SWITCH TO THE NORTH WITH
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. THE WINDS AND CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 89-94...TOP 86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 7-12 PERCENT...TOP 10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AROUND NOON THEN NORTH 8-11 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 80-85 PERCENT...TOP 60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.


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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL DARDIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120630.BEART.01/MSO