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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHEROKEE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
136 PM MDT THU AUG 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1213 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE
STORY IN THE FIRE AREA TODAY. A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH
THE REGION TONIGHT...INCREASING CLOUD COVER. THERE WILL BE A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. YOUR FIRE IS
EXPECTED TO BE ON THE FRINGE OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TOMORROW
AFTERNOON WITH MOST THE ACTIVITY TO YOUR SOUTH AND EAST. HOWEVER
ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
GUSTY WINDS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120809.CHERO.01/MSO