FNUS75 KMSO 091635
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE MEADOW FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1035 AM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1008 MDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...CLOUD COVER AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL KEEP AFTERNOON
RHS HIGHER THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS.

THE MAIN CONCERN IS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON.
BEST CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN AROUND 1300 MDT.
INITIALLY THE CONCERN WITH THE STORMS ARE GUSTY, ERRATIC WINDS,
AND LIGHTNING. AVAILABLE MOISTURE HAS INCREASED SO THERE IS A
MODERATE CHANCE THAT STORMS OVER THIS FIRE COULD BECOME MORE WET
BY 1800 MDT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES SHOULD GREATLY DIMINISH AFTER
2100 MDT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH WITH STORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...USFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130809.MOOSE.01/MSO