FNUS75 KMSO 021918
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR HILL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
118 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1250 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE BETWEEN 2200
AND MIDNIGHT MDT. THE SOUTHEAST ASPECT OF THE FIRE SHOULD SHELTER THE
FIRE FROM THE STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT...HOWEVER A WESTERLY WIND
SHOULD DEVELOP OVER THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND DIRECTION
WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-12 WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7-9 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...IC HUNTSBERGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120802.BEARH.01/MSO