FNUS75 KMSO 121207
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK BEAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
607 AM MDT FRI JUL 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1846 MDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE ANOTHER BREEZY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS
GENERALLY FROM A WESTERLY DIRECTION, ESPECIALLY NEAR RIDGE TOP.
DOWN LOWER IN THE DRAINAGE MORE OF A SOUTHWESTERLY WIND IS
POSSIBLE DUE TO CHANNELING IN THE TERRAIN. THE LOWER PORTION OF
THE FIRE COULD BE SOMEWHAT SHELTERED FROM THESE WESTERLY WINDS,
BUT AS YOU MOVE UP TOWARDS THE RIDGE TOP, WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE. THINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY UNTIL LATE THIS
EVENING WHEN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER
THE FIRE. WETTING RAINS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED HOWEVER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-14 MPH.
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AT THE
                    RIDGE TOP.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130711.BLACK.01/MSO