FNUS75 KMSO 141654
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1054 AM MDT WED AUG 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1036 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...OVERALL...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
AREA INTO THURSDAY PRODUCING ADDITIONAL WARMING AND DRYING.  THE '
ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE UNSTABLE IN THE MID TO LATE
AFTERNOONS.  HOWEVER, THE DIFFERENCE COMPARED TO PAST FEW DAYS IS
THE AIR MASS HAS DRIED SIGNIFICANTLY SO NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-9 MPH AND
                    GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...IC BONDURANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130814.CAT__.01/MSO