FNUS75 KMSO 131710
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARR CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1110 AM MDT SAT OCT 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1027 MDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINDS WILL IMPACT THE FIRE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...THE COLD FRONT HAS ALREADY PASSED OVER THE FIRE AND
AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS OVER THE FIRE. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE FIRE THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING. IN ADDITION BREEZY TO GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO IMPACT
THE FIRE HOWEVER RELATIVELY LOW CEILINGS WILL LIMIT MIXING TO THE
BASE OF THE CEILINGS. LATE THIS AFTERNOON, BETWEEN 1600-1800, WILL
SEE THE BEST MIXING AS THE CLOUDS BREAK UP SOME. TONIGHT ANOTHER
WAVE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA BUT MOST OF THE ENERGY WILL
REMAIN NORTH OF THE FIRE. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH OF A GRADIENT AND
MIXING FROM THE WAVE THAT WEST WINDS WILL STAY UP OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY WILL REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY ONCE AGAIN. CLOUDS WILL ALSO
IMPACT THE FIRE BY KEEPING MIXING TO THE BASE OF THE CLOUD DECK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14-21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT...HIGHEST CHANCE THIS EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 18-28 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HAUSER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121013.BARRC.01/MSO