FNUS75 KMSO 081611
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 13
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1011 AM MDT THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0855 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INSTABILITY AND MID/HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE
INCREASING ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS DESPITE
THE PRESENCE OF A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FIXED OVER IDAHO. THE
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE EACH DAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
GENERAL WINDS WILL HAVE A NORTHEASTERLY COMPONENT STARTING
TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS SHOULD
BE EXPECTED WITH ANY STORMS THAT ARE NEARBY THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CLOUDS INCREASING WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...JOSLYN OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130808.HIGHW.01/MSO