FNUS75 KMSO 292332
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NINETEEN MILE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
532 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1706 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE PRESENT NEAR THE
WILDFIRE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF LOW DAYTIME
HUMIDITY AND AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS.
WIND GUSTS WILL SUBSIDE QUICKLY AROUND SUNSET. HAINES INDEX WILL
INCREASE RAPIDLY TO 6 BY EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH THE VERY LOW
STABILITY INCREASING BURN EFFICIENCY. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT
WILL ALLOW FIRE TO REMAIN ACTIVE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-11 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL DARDIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.NINET.01/MSO