FNUS75 KMSO 071615
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRESTONE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1015 AM MDT WED AUG 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0947 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...POTENTIAL STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER
FEATURE WITH TYPICAL TERRAIN DRIVEN SLOPE WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY.

WATCH OUT FOR NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING...POTENTIALLY 15-20 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS
TO 25 MPH.

THE RIDGE SHIFT SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST BY FRIDAY OPENING UP THE
DOOR FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WHICH WILL BE PART OF THE
FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED CUMULUS CLOUDS DEVELOPING
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS DEVELOPING
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...JACK CURRIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130807.FIRES.01/MSO