FNUS75 KMSO 081554
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRESTONE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
954 AM MDT THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0936 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING INSTABILITY AND MID/HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL TAKE PLACE UNDER A STEADFAST UPPER RIDGE PATTERN NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE FIRE TODAY, BUT
THEY WILL BE IN THE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
EASTERLY WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING TONIGHT, THEN DECREASE BUT
REMAIN EASTERLY LATER IN THE MORNING ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5-8 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5-8 MPH BECOMING EAST 8-12 MPH AND
                    GUSTY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING. THEN DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...JACK CURRIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130808.FIRES.01/MSO