FNUS75 KMSO 012201
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FALLS POINT FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
401 PM MDT WED AUG 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT WITH A THERMAL BELT PRESENT AT THE ELEVATION OF THE FIRE.
A WEATHER SYSTEM DROPPING OUT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY WILL
INCREASE WESTERLY WINDS BY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN PEAK DURING THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER
HUMIDITIES TO HELP OFFSET THE IMPACTS OF WIND. ANY HOPE OF
RAINFALL WILL LIKELY WAIT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.

.REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE AFTERNOON
                    AND EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...WARREN APPELHANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120801.FALLS.02/MSO