FNUS75 KMSO 221753
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAGLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1153 AM MDT SUN JUL 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1037 PDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WEST WINDS TO INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH COOL FRONTAL PASSAGE...

.DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL REMAIN HOT AND DRY...WITH AN AFTERNOON
DIURNAL WIND PICKING THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND LINGER
OVERNIGHT. THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE
QUICKLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MONDAY WILL SEE A COOL FRONT PASSAGE
EDGING INTO CENTRAL IDAHO BETWEEN 0300 AND 0600. CONFIDENCE IS
HIGH THAT THE MAIN OUTPUT FROM THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BE
IMPRESSIVE WEST WINDS. WINDS MAY BE ABATED A BIT, GIVEN THE
ELEVATION AND PARTIAL SHELTERING OF THE FIRE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COOLER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH CLOUDS INCREASING THROUGH THE
                    AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97-102.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    TOWARDS MONDAY MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 10-13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120722.EAGLE.01/MSO