FNUS75 KMSO 272223
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENTZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
423 PM MDT MON JUL 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1459 PDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE GENERAL NORTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP THE AREA FREE
FROM ANY WEATHER SYSTEMS OR FRONTS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WEAK
AFTERNOON INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN SOME LATE DAY CUMULUS
DEVELOPMENT TUESDAY THAT WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED...BUT THERE IS
ONLY A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE THAT IT WILL RESULT IN THUNDERSTORMS.
HUMIDITIES WILL TREND DOWNWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS BUT WILL STILL
BE RELATIVELY MOIST FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 7-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-3 MPH AFTER DARK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090727.BENTZ.01/MSO