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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHRANDAL CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
829 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2000 MDT ON JULY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO BE
GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH SATURDAY. THE BIGGER CONCERN
WILL BE FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THE DRY NATURE OF THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
ALLOW FOR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO FORM TO PRODUCE GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS. RH RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR WITH INVERSIONS STRENGTHENING.
WARMING AND DRYING WILL CONTINUE.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER NOON.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120706.CHRAN.01/MSO