FNUS75 KMSO 161924
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EUREKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
124 PM MDT FRI AUG 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1242 MDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE FIRE THIS
EVENING HELPING TO KEEP HUMIDITY READINGS CRITICALLY LOW INTO THE
NIGHTTIME HOURS. THERE SHOULD BE A STEADY DECREASING TREND IN WIND
SPEEDS AFTER AROUND 900PM MDT...BUT BREEZY WINDS AREA EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THIS WILL HELP KEEP OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES QUITE WARM AND HUMIDITY RECOVERIES VERY POOR. ANOTHER
ACTIVE FIRE DAY CAN BE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH SIMILAR HUMIDITY/
TEMPERATURE READINGS BUT WITH WEAKER WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING. BECOMING
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-11 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...WARREN APPELHANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130816.EUREK.01/MSO