FNUS75 KMSO 111709
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1109 AM MDT SAT AUG 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1056 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WITH A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REBUILDING OVER THE FIRE
TODAY AND TOMORROW, TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB A FEW DEGREES WITH
HUMIDITIES LOWERING. 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. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-7 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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.....80-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...USFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120811.MEADO.01/MSO