FNUS75 KMSO 152326
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAMP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
526 PM MDT THU AUG 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1715 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. WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET THIS EVENING BEFORE
DIMINISHING. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY EXPECTED TONIGHT. WEST
WINDS REDEVELOP ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ANY SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOP NEAR THE FIRE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY INCREASE WIND
GUSTS TO 20 MPH HOWEVER WETTING RAIN IS UNLIKELY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                      VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH BEFORE
                      SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE WITH ANY
                      SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM THAT APPROACHES.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...DENISE KOBERSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130815.SWAMP.02/MSO