FNUS75 KMSO 141529 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR EUREKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 929 AM MDT WED AUG 14 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0857 MDT ON AUGUST 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SOME LINGERING MOISTURE OVER YOUR REGION COULD CREATE AN ISOLATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SMOKE FROM FIRES NEAR BOISE IDAHO IS ANTICIPATED TO DRIFT OVER YOUR AREA THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE BIGGEST IMPACT TO YOUR FIRE WILL BE THE STEADY INCREASE IN THE HAINES INDEX WITH AFTERNOON WESTERLY WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...EUREKA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130814.EUREK.01/MSO