FNUS75 KMSO 271547
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MINK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
947 AM MDT MON AUG 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0924 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE KEY CONCERN TODAY WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. RECENT SATELLITE IMAGERY/MODEL DATA SUGGEST
AT LEAST BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE
FIRE. STORMS WHICH DEVELOP COULD POSSESS VERY GUSTY WINDS, FREQUENT
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING ALONG WITH LITTLE, IF ANY PRECIPITATION.
TUESDAY WILL BRING EVEN DRIER CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING
DURING THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY WHICH SHOULD PREVENT HUMIDITY READINGS FROM RECOVERING
OVERLY WELL. A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE IS FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING
WHICH WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL BURST OF GUSTY WINDS FROM THE
SOUTHWEST.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH BECOMING 15-20 MPH
                    WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...BRIANA LUEKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120827.MINKF.01/MSO