FNUS75 KMSO 161253
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SNOW CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
653 AM MDT FRI AUG 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0637 MDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS MUCH THE SAME AS THE OTHER FIRE. WITH THE
ORIENTATION OF THE FIRE AND THE EXPECTED WINDS...SMOKE AND FIRE
ACTIVITY COULD POTENTIALLY BE PUSHED TOWARDS THE RIVER.  WINDS
TODAY WILL BE SOMETHING OF CONCERN. WINDS WILL GUST OUT OF THE
WEST NORTHWEST UP TO 30MPH TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THE MIN
HUMIDITIES WILL BE CLOSE TO WHAT YOU HAD YESTERDAY, MAYBE A
PERCENTAGE OR TWO HIGHER. THIS AFTERNOON YOU WILL HAVE A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR A RAIN SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. TOMORROW WILL BE THE
BEST CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM, WITH GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS. STORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE WET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...ROBINSON
REQUESTED BY...JIM FLINT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130816.SNOWC.01/MSO