FNUS75 KMSO 061235
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWELL SBW EAST COMPLEX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
635 AM MDT MON AUG 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0515 PDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

A SURGE OF MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WILDFIRE BETWEEN 8AM AND
NOON TODAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING ERRATIC WIND GUSTS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE THREAT
OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE AFTER NOON. OTHERWISE...
CONTINUED WARM AFTERNOONS WITH LOW HUMIDITY WILL BE PRESENT OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
    BOTTOM..........90-95.
    TOP.............80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........
    BOTTOM..........14-19 PERCENT.
    TOP.............22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH. ERRATIC GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
    BOTTOM..........60-65.
    TOP.............58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........
    BOTTOM..........50-55 PERCENT.
    TOP.............40-45 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
    BOTTOM..........87-92.
    TOP.............75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........
    BOTTOM..........12-17 PERCENT.
    TOP.............20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

$$
FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL GOICOECHEA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120806.POWEL.01/MSO