FNUS75 KMSO 110431
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1031 PM MDT FRI AUG 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2155 MDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE
WILDFIRE, REVEALING A CLEARING TREND TONIGHT. THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL
BE DOMINATED BY A BUILDING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. EXPECT SLOWLY
RISING MIXING HEIGHTS AND LIGHT MIXING WINDS TO YIELD POOR SMOKE
DISPERSION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE RISE
WITH THERMAL BELTS INCREASING IN STRENGTH EACH NIGHT. WIND LARGELY
WILL BE LIGHT, THOUGH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BUT ONLY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME (A FEW HOURS
DURING PEAK HEATING).

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING DOWN SLOPE/
                    DOWN VALLEY 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-10 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120810.MEADO.01/MSO