FNUS75 KMSO 151628
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROUGH CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1028 AM MDT MON JUL 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0906 PDT ON JULY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT NEAR THE WILDFIRE THROUGH
MIDDAY TUESDAY. UPSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE FIRE...WHILE WINDS AT THE TOP OF THE FIRE WILL SHIFT
FROM NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST OVER TIME. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY WILL
REMAIN VERY LOW AT THE TOP OF THE FIRE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST TUESDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER THE
EXPECTATION OF WETTING RAIN IS QUITE LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...95-100.
                    TOP...87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...11-16 PERCENT.
                    TOP...15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                      4-8 MPH GUSTING TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TOP...VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                      4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...59-64.
                    TOP...62-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...60-65 PERCENT.
                    TOP...40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...SOUTH WIND 4-8 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                      2-4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
                    TOP...NORTHWEST WINDS 6-8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                      BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BOTTOM...200 FT AGL.
                    TOP...1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...97-102.
                    TOP...88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...12-17 PERCENT.
                    TOP...17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                      4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TOP...NORTHEAST WINDS 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...JOSLYN OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130715.ROUGH.01/MSO