FNUS75 KMSO 101701
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEVENS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1101 AM MDT WED JUL 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1049 MDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINATE
FEATURE TODAY WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS. A WEAK DISTURBANCE
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY WHICH
COULD CAUSE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR YOUR FIRE. THE
RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN ON THURSDAY WITH AN INCREASE IN WINDS, BUT
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...JACK CURRIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130710.STEVE.01/MSO