FNUS75 KMSO 172026 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR DAMNATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 226 PM MDT SAT AUG 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1412 MDT ON AUGUST 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE DAMNATION FIRE THROUGH THIS EVENING. NWS MISSOULA WILL KEEP YOU APPRISED IF ANY STORM IS APPROACHING THE FIRE AREA. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS IN THE 20S, MAINLY ON THE RIDGES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH 2200. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT AFTER 1400 TO 1500. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 4-8 MPH BY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS 7-14 MPH ON THE RIDGES AND EXPOSED WEST FACING SLOPES AFTER 1400. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...RPN REQUESTED BY...SETH CARBONARI TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130817.DAMNA.02/MSO