FNUS75 KMSO 152317
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSEHEAD PEAK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
517 PM MDT THU AUG 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1705 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WARM DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST NEAR THE FIRE THROUGH
FRIDAY. EXPECT POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WITH A FEW WIND GUSTS
FROM THE WEST BEFORE SUNSET. WEST WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ON FRIDAY
WITH GUSTS PRESENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A VERY SLIGHT
CHANCE OF STRONGER WIND GUSTS NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                      IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...HORSEHEAD PEAK IC-T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130815.HORSE.01/MSO