FNUS75 KMSO 270443 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR WINDFALL CREEK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1043 PM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2226 MDT ON JULY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW CAUSING ALL THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL WORK ITS WAY THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES THROUGH THE NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. THEREFORE...YOUR FIRE WILL HAVE A THREAT OF THESE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 30 HAVE BEEN NOTED WITH THE STORMS...BUT THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AROUND 1 AM MDT...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CWR.................60 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BUT COULD BE GUSTY AS THUNDERSTORMS PASS. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5-7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...WHITMORE REQUESTED BY...KATHY AKE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090726.WINDF.01/MSO