FNUS75 KMSO 201705
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LINDY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1105 AM MDT MON JUL 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1032 MDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A GENERAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL IMPACT THE
FIRE AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SETS UP OVER THE REGION. MINIMUM
RH WILL APPROACH THE TEENS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH FAIRLY POOR
RH RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT AND STRONG INVERSIONS. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. SOME GUSTY RIDGE TOP WINDS MAY SURFACE
EACH AFTERNOON AS STRONGER WINDS ALOFT MIX TO THE SURFACE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOPS
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...STEVE LEFEVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090720.LINDY.01/MSO