FNUS75 KMSO 161608
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOG HEAVEN FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1008 AM MDT TUE JUL 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0943 MDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY EAST NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE
BETTER PART OF THE DAY TODAY. ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO STAY SOUTH OF THE FIRE.
WEDNESDAY...EASTERLY WINDS WILL LIGHTEN AND SWITCH TO THE WEST
AND NORTHWEST. IN ADDITION CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL INCREASE OVER THE FIRE...WITH ERRATIC WINDS IF IMPACTED BY
ANY STORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8-12 MPH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ROBINSON
REQUESTED BY...JACK CURRIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130716.HOGHE.01/MSO