FNUS75 KMSO 282033
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALKIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
233 PM MDT SAT JUL 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1320 PDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED NEAR THE WILDFIRE THROUGH
SUNDAY...HOWEVER THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPING JUST EAST OF THE FIRE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BRIEF ERRATIC
WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREAT WITH ANY PASSING SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM.
OTHERWISE...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO WARM AND DRY DURING THIS
TIME. DAY/NIGHTTIME WINDS WILL ALSO BE WEAK FOR THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...MELISSA OLIVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120728.ALKIR.01/MSO