FNUS75 KMSO 111719
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MALLARD FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1119 AM MDT SAT AUG 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1007 PDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE
THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL KEEP SKIES MOSTLY CLEAR, AND ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO WARM A FEW DEGREES EACH DAY AND HUMIDITIES LOWER.
OVERNIGHT WILL BE THE REAL ISSUE...AS THERMAL BELTS WILL
STRENGTHEN ON MID SLOPES WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND PREDOMINANTLY DIURNALLY DRIVEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97-102.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120811.MALLA.01/MSO