FNUS75 KMSO 191634
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINDY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1034 AM MDT MON AUG 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0925 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE ANOTHER WARM DAY WITH RH'S RUNNING
SLIGHTLY DRIER THAN YESTERDAY. THE MAIN FIRE IMPACT TODAY WILL BE
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS INCREASING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND PEAKING
AROUND 1700. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT WINDS COULD GUST UP
TO 25 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER 1900, HOWEVER
WILL REMAIN ELEVATED FOR A GOOD DURATION OF THE NIGHT. POOR
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPVALLEY/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 5-9 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    SOME GUSTS COULD EXCEED 25 MPH AT TIMES.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH IN THE EVENING WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH. BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...J  MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130819.WINDY.01/MSO