FNUS75 KMSO 211447
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAMNATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
847 AM MDT WED AUG 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0825 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINATE
FEATURE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED
TO BE RELATIVELY LIGHT TODAY, BUT SHOULD HAVE A WESTERLY
COMPONENT. THE INVERSIONS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT CAUSING POOR
RECOVERIES IN THE THERMAL BELTS. ON THURSDAY A PLUME OF HIGH LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL MAKE ITS WAY OVER YOUR FIRE WHICH WILL INCREASE THE
CLOUD COVER, BUT TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES SHOULD REMAIN
UNCHANGED FROM TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....VALLEY 42-47 AND MIDSLOPE 54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........VALLEY 75-80 PERCENT AND MIDSLOPE 32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-6
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...SETH CARBONARI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130821.DAMNA.01/MSO