FNUS75 KMSO 261643
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIN CUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1043 AM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1023 MDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS AGAIN TODAY WITH GUSTY
AFTERNOON WINDS. EXPECT STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS ON THE SLOPES
ABOVE THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. SATURDAY...THE BREAKDOWN OF THE
RIDGE WILL CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH ERRATIC
WIND DIRECTIONS SATURDAY AND DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH ON SLOPES ABOVE FIRE
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-13 MPH
                    WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...BITTERROOT DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130726.TINCU.01/MSO