FNUS75 KMSO 061718
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRESTONE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1118 AM MDT TUE AUG 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1038 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE REGION AND WILL
PRODUCE WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS SOME LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY...BUT ONLY
SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE CUMULUS INTO THIS AFTERNOON.  MOISTURE IS
EXPECTED TO START SHIFTING OVER THE AREA THURSDAY LEADING TO AN
INCREASING CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. FEW CUMULUS
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86 BOTTOM TO 80 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT BOTTOM AND 28 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING UPVALLEY 2-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AROUND SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE...MOSTLY DOWN VALLEY TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...JACK CURRIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130806.FIRES.01/MSO