FNUS75 KMSO 100444
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1044 PM MDT THU AUG 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2210 MDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE FIRE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH WET
CORES AND A LOT OF LIGHTNING FRIDAY EVENING ARE POSSIBLE.
HOWEVER...THE FIRE IS ON THE EDGE OF THE AREA WHERE STORMS ARE
EXPECTED SO CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH FOR STORMS. STORMS ARE LIKELY
TO THE EAST AND MAY CAUSE PERIODS OF EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...USFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120809.MEADO.01/MSO