FNUS75 KMSO 291739
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCGUIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1139 AM MDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1017 PDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITHIN A
COOLER AND SLIGHTLY MORE MOIST ATMOSPHERE. RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL
BE MUCH BETTER WITH THE WINDS BECOME TERRAIN DRIVEN BY MORNING.
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN RETURN TO THE FIRE ON
THURSDAY, ALBEIT WITH LESSER WIND POTENTIAL. HOWEVER HUMIDITY
READINGS IN THE LOWER TEENS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE UPPER REACHES
OF THE FIRE.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP: 65-70.
                    BOTTOM: 68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........TOP: 24-29 PERCENT.
                    BOTTOM: 19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 2-5 MPH BY MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP: 72-77.
                    BOTTOM: 76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........TOP: 19-24 PERCENT.
                    BOTTOM: 16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE TERRAIN DRIVEN 2-4 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.MCGUI.01/MSO