FNUS75 KMSO 111636
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODRAT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1036 AM MDT THU JUL 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0919 PDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TODAY...SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
AS WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE RIDGE TOP. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
BECOME MORE UNSTABLE WITH DAY TIME HEATING...THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
MOISTURE IS LIMITED...SO ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE LITTLE
RAINFALL...BUT HAVE GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS.

FRIDAY WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER AND MORE STABLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EARLY MORNING WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER 12 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...JOSLYN OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130711.WOODR.01/MSO