FNUS75 KMSO 150515
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EUREKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1115 PM MDT WED AUG 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2253 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARMER AND VERY DRY TODAY AND FRIDAY UNDER A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE. LOCATION OF FIRE MAKES IN SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL OF DAYS AND IN THE THERMAL BELT EACH NIGHT.
DRY AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE GIVES US A HAINES INDEX OF 6 (HIGH)
TODAY AND FRIDAY.

.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT (THURSDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6-9 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...USFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130814.EUREK.02/MSO