FNUS75 KMSO 081708
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST MULLAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1108 AM MDT THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1044 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE PICKING UP ACROSS THE BURN
AREA DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. INITIALLY...THERE MAY BE BRIEF
ERRATIC WIND GUSTS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEKEND...HOWEVER THERE
IS LIKELY TO ALSO BE WETTING RAIN SOON TO FOLLOW. CHANCES OF WETTING
RAIN WILL BE INCREASING OVER TIME...WITH THE PEAK OF MOISTURE
POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP EACH
AFTERNOON WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WHEN EASTERLY
WINDS WILL BE PRESENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING EAST WINDS
                    3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 56-66. HIGHS 88-98. VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 54-64. HIGHS 89-99. VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 55-65. HIGHS 89-99. VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...JIM WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130808.WESTM.01/MSO