FNUS75 KMSO 182046
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSSELSHELL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
246 PM MDT SUN AUG 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1338 PDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRYING AND WARMING TREND HAS BEGUN UNDER
A RATHER FLAT AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A FEW
DEGREES TODAY AND ON MONDAY, AS HUMIDITY LOWERS. WEST WINDS SHOULD
BEGIN TO INCREASE IN SPEED ON MONDAY, HOWEVER GIVEN THE FULLY
SHELTERED NATURE OF THE FIRE, IT MAY NOT FEEL MANY AFFECTS OF
MONDAY AFTERNOON'S EXPECTED WINDS. HAVE KEPT WIND SPEEDS LOWER IN
FORECAST BELOW AS A RESULT. NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED DURING THIS
TIME, WITH VERY LITTLE CLOUD COVER.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER ENNEKING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130818.MUSSE.01/MSO