FNUS75 KMSO 051437
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR AVALANCHE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
837 AM MDT WED SEP 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0809 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT APPROACHING FROM CANADA. THE FRONT SHOULD PASS THE FIRE AREA
AROUND 2000 HOURS WITH RAPIDLY RISING HUMIDITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF
SHOWERS. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT
THEN DECREASE SOME AFTER MIDNIGHT. COOLER AND PARTLY CLOUDY FOR
THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY
                    MID-AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SHIFTING TO NORTH TO NORTHEAST BY 2100 HOURS
                    AND INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
                    DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GIBSON
REQUESTED BY...MIKE MCCLELLAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120905.AVALA.02/MSO