FNUS75 KMSO 221707
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NUT HILL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1107 AM MDT MON JUL 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0948 PDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AND WARM AIR MASS WILL PERSIST TODAY.  THERE
IS MORE WIND ALOFT TODAY...COMPARED TO SUNDAY...THAT SHOULD MIX DOWN
TO THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION, THERE IS ALSO ENOUGH
INSTABILITY AND DRY AIR ALOFT TO SUPPORT SIGNIFICANT PLUMES IF FIRE
INTENSITY ARE SUFFICIENT.  POOR RH RECOVERY CAN BE EXPECTED THE NEXT
FEW NIGHTS ON THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL
STRENGTHEN ON TUESDAY SUPPORTING A FEW DEGREES OF WARMING, BUT LESS
WIND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    6-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY MID
                    TO LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-5 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-8 MPH
                    MID DAY AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130722.NUTHI.01/MSO