FNUS75 KMSO 080212
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWELL SBW CPX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
812 PM MDT SUN OCT 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1944 MDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NO BIG CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. THE AREA REMAINS UNDER LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY FLOW KEEPING
TEMPERATURES COOL. THE STORM CREEK DRAINAGE COULD SEE SOME
WESTERLY WINDS BY EARLY AFTERNOON WHILE THE RIDGE SHOULD HAVE
PERSISTENT WESTERLIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
       BOTTOM.......61-66.
       TOP..........52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......18-23 PERCENT.
       TOP..........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       BOTTOM.......VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 5-10
                    MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
       TOP..........WEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH TURNING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST BY MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
       BOTTOM.......23-28.
       TOP..........27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......78-83 PERCENT.
       TOP..........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       BOTTOM.......WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                    2-4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
       TOP..........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
       BOTTOM.......59-64.
       TOP..........51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......20-25 PERCENT.
       TOP..........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...STACY SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121007.POWEL.01/MSO