FNUS75 KMSO 072140
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE MEADOWS FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
340 PM MDT WED AUG 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1427 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WHILE THE UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
OVER WESTERN MONTANA, THERE WILL BE A BETTER INFLUX OF MOIST,
UNSTABLE AIR FROM THE SOUTH THURSDAY. LOOKING FOR SLOPE WINDS TO
DOMINANT THROUGH THURSDAY.

THURSDAY NIGHT...EASTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOPING, SWITCHING TO THE
SOUTHEAST BY SUNRISE (10-18 MPH).

FRIDAY...THE ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO GAIN MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY,
THUS INCREASING CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA (GENERALLY
AFTER 1300 MDT). SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DECREASE IN THE MORNING,
ONLY TO INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. NOT LOOKING FOR MUCH
IN THE WAY OF BENEFICIAL RAINFALL WITH STORMS UNLESS THE FIRE GETS
A DIRECT HIT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON
                    AFTER 1500 PM MDT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3-6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...SITUATION
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130807.MOOSE.01/MSO