FNUS75 KMSO 281758
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENTZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1158 AM MDT TUE JUL 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1029 PDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT THE LOW CLOUDS OVER THE BENTZ FIRE TO BREAK
UP AFTER 1300. AFTERWORDS SUNSHINE AND INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE
ALONG WITH LOWERING RHS. MOISTURE IN PLACE COMBINED WITH AN
APPROACHING WEATHER DISTURBANCE FROM CANADA MAY PRODUCE A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE BENTZ FIRE BETWEEN 1500-2100. THE GREATEST
POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE PANHANDLE OF IDAHO
AND WESTERN MONTANA. STORMS THAT MAY DEVELOP IN THE REGION WILL
PRODUCE RAINFALL. GUSTY DOWNBURST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY
STORM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3-7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...JOSLYN OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090728.BENTZ.01/MSO