FNUS75 KMSO 141703
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAMP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1103 AM MDT WED AUG 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0936 PDT 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. A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WIND BECOMING DOWNSLOPE TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH AND
                    GUSTY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........INCREASING TO A 6 HIGH.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...MELISSA OLIVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130814.SWAMP.01/MSO