FNUS75 KMSO 251448
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD HILL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
848 AM MDT SAT JUL 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0826 MDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NOT MUCH WILL CHANGE IN THE LARGE SCALE WEATHER PATTERN
WITH THE LOW SYSTEM OVER EASTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERLY FLOW INTO
NORTHWEST MONTANA. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN UNSTABLE AND QUITE WARM.
ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE MAY BE LACKING TODAY...BUT INCREASING SUNDAY FOR
A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SOME HIGH CLOUDS THIS MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNCANYON 1-4 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...STEVE KARKANEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090725.BALDH.01/MSO