FNUS75 KMSO 311510
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RABBIT CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
910 AM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0853 MDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRE WILL EXPERIENCE CONDITIONS VERY SIMILAR TO
MONDAY WITH SOME LATE DAY BUILDUPS SOUTH OF THE FIRE AND SOME
AFTERNOON/EVENING WINDS MIXING TO THE FIRE FROM THE NORTHWEST.
AIRMASS WILL CHANGE LITTLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS SO SIMILAR
RECOVERIES TONIGHT. WEDNESDAY LOOKS TO BE A LITTLE DRIER SO MAY
NOT SEE ANY AFTERNOON BUILD UPS AND WINDS THAT MIX WILL BE MORE
WESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8-10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR. CB DEVELOPMENT SOUTH
                    OF THE FIRE THROUGH 2000 MDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...DOUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120731.RABBI.01/MSO