FNUS75 KMSO 082045
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE MEADOWS FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
245 PM MDT THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1412 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE NEAR THE WILDFIRE
DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. OF PRINCIPLE CONCERN WILL BE THE LIGHTNING
AND ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THE WILDFIRE ON FRIDAY. IN THE
ABSENCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...DAYTIME WINDS WILL BE UPSLOPE SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER MUCH HIGHER THAN RECENTLY
AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    AND RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                    2-4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE PRESENCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.

$$
FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...SITUATION
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130808.MOOSE.01/MSO