FNUS75 KMSO 271536
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAGLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
936 AM MDT FRI JUL 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0800 PDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE
THIS AFTERNOON THAT IS EXPECTED TO SET OFF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TIMING OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED
BETWEEN 2PM THROUGH 8PM THIS EVENING. AGAIN...GUSTY WINDS TO 30
MPH WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM STORMS
UNLESS DIRECTLY UNDER THE RAIN SHAFT WHERE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IS
POSSIBLE. OUTSIDE OF STORMS...WINDS WILL MAINLY BE
DIURNALLY/TERRAIN DRIVEN. ENOUGH SHOWER COVERAGE IS EXPECTED THAT
HUMIDITIES SHOULD HAVE RESPECTABLE RECOVERIES TONIGHT. SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE BUT THUNDERSTORM
POTENTIAL LOOKS LESS AND MAINLY SOUTH OF THE FIRE. COULD SEE SOME
BUILDUPS IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SOME CB DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF THE
                    FIRE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-99.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...JOSLYN OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120727.EAGLE.02/MSO