FNUS75 KMSO 272232
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE MEADOW FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
432 PM MDT SAT JUL 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1612 MDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT IS JUST MAKING ITS WAY TO YOUR FIRE
WHICH WILL CAUSE GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH
THE LOW HUMIDITIES SHOULD CREATE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS. A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE SETTLING OVER THE AREA TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY CAUSING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHER
HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...LTAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130727.MOOSE.01/MSO