FNUS75 KMSO 151622
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAMP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1022 AM MDT THU AUG 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0908 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PERIOD...

.DISCUSSION...POOR NIGHT TIME RH, LOW AFTERNOON RH, AND NEAR RECORD
HEAT WILL FURTHER DRY FUELS.  IN ADDITION, THE HAINES INDEX WILL
INCREASE TO NEAR 6 THIS AFTERNOON WITH SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR
PLUME FIRES IF HEAVIER FUELS ARE CONSUMED.  SOME AFTERNOON NORTHWEST
WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY.  HOWEVER, AS THE UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE STARTS TO  WEAKEN FRIDAY, WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE.
SOME OF THESE INCREASING WINDS SHOULD MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.  THIS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVELY LOW RH AND AN UNSTABLE
ATMOSPHERE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...MELISSA OLIVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130815.SWAMP.01/MSO