FNUS75 KMSO 301931
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWELL SBW EAST COMPLEX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
131 PM MDT MON JUL 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1219 PDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT NEAR THE WILDFIRE DURING THE
NEXT FEW DAYS...HOWEVER THERE IS AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPING EAST OF THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. MAIN IMPACT FROM ANY
PASSING STORM CELL WILL BE BRIEF ERRATIC WIND GUSTS AND SEVERAL
LIGHTNING STRIKES. OTHERWISE...WINDS WILL BE BE WEAK AND OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERY QUITE POOR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                    1-3 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL GOICOECHEA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120730.POWEL.01/MSO