FNUS75 KMSO 230436
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUNHAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1036 PM MDT SUN JUL 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2154 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE AREA MONDAY
MORNING AROUND 0900 MDT. THIS WILL CAUSE AN INCREASE IN THE WINDS
FROM THE WEST EARLIER THAN NORMALLY EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BECOME
QUITE GUSTY THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. ANY THREAT FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN ISOLATED TO THE MORNING TIME FRAME
WITH CLEARING BY THE AFTERNOON.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT IN THE MORNING BECOMING 0 PERCENT
                    BY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING AND BECOMING
                    WEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER 1200
                    MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH AFTER
                    1900 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...USFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120722.DUNHA.02/MSO