FNUS75 KMSO 161359
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FREEZEOUT FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
759 AM MDT FRI AUG 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRE WILL BEGIN TO SEE INCREASING CLOUDS AFTER
1100 MDT WHICH WILL HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES A BIT COOLER AND PREVENT
HUMIDITY READINGS FROM PLUMMETING. THESE CLOUDS WILL ALSO INHIBIT
WINDS FROM BECOMING TOO GUSTY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING A
BIT EARLIER TODAY...STARTING AT AROUND 1300 MDT AND CONTINUING
THROUGH AROUND 1900 MDT. THE FIRE STANDS A CHANCE TO SEE SOME
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY LATE TONIGHT (AFTER 400 MDT) AND CONTINUING
THROUGH SATURDAY. BUT MANY OF THESE STORMS WILL BE RELATIVELY DRY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 9-14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130816.FREEZ.01/MSO