FNUS75 KMSO 231408
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LINDY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
808 AM MDT THU JUL 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0742 MDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. A SYSTEM FROM THE PACIFIC WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE BY
FRIDAY. IN ADDITION MONSOON MOISTURE MOVING UP TODAY WILL PRODUCE
SOME THUNDERSTORMS. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING WILL HAVE VERY
LIMITED MOISTURE. THUNDERSTORMS TODAY HAVE A GOOD POTENTIAL FOR
GUSTY...ERRATIC WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...JAMEY BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090723.LINDY.01/MSO