FNUS75 KMSO 121528
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
928 AM MDT SUN AUG 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0913 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...CONTINUED WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE FIRE. A BROAD SWATCH OF SMOKE CAN BE
SEEN ON THE SATELLITE STREAMING NORTH ACROSS THE FIRE, BUT WILL HAVE
LITTLE IMPACT ON KEEPING TEMPERATURES FROM WARMING A FEW MORE
DEGREES. THERMAL BELTS WILL ONCE AGAIN REDEVELOP TONIGHT,
RESULTING IN POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.

FOR MONDAY: A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED TO ACCOUNT FOR
THE COMBINATION OF BREEZY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, HIGH HAINES, AND
THE POTENTIAL FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER
THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84
MIN HUMIDITY........13-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 9-14 MPH WITH
                    HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...DOUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120812.MEADO.01/MSO