FNUS75 KMSO 121655
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1055 AM MDT SUN AUG 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1136 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE TODAY FOR
CONTINUED HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH TERRAIN/DIURNALLY DRIVEN
WINDS. GIVEN THE ELEVATION OF THE FIRE...COULD SEE SOME LATE DAY
WEST WINDS MIX TO THE SURFACE...BUT THE SOUTHEAST ASPECT AND
PARTIAL SHELTERING MAY LIMIT THESE WINDS MIXING TO THE FIRE.
THERMAL BELTS CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE AT THE MID AND HIGH
ELEVATIONS FOR POOR RECOVERIES AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT. MONDAY WILL SEE THE RIDGE FLATTEN AND SOME STRONGER WEST
WINDS MIX TO THE SURFACE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT
WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH ABOVE THE CANOPY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH. TOP OF THE FIRE COULD SEE WEST
                    WINDS 8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1500 MDT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AT THE TOP
                    OF THE FIRE.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...IC-TRAINEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120812.MILLC.01/MSO