FNUS75 KMSO 242152 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR WISCONSIN CREEK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 352 PM MDT FRI JUL 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1517 MDT ON JULY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION...CURRENTLY THERE IS A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF STATE ROAD 1 BETWEEN HALL AND MAXVILLE. LOCAL HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. IT IS MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH. AFTER THIS STORM PASSES EXPECT THERE WILL BE AN HOUR OR TWO WINDOW FREE OF FREE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE REDEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED. THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. EXPECT CONTINUED UNSTABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. SOME WINDS AROUND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AROUND 30-40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. MIN HUMIDITY........20-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...RPN REQUESTED BY...DDC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090724.WISCO.01/MSO