FNUS75 KMSO 052244 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR MILE POST 62 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 444 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1521 PDT ON AUGUST 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST IN THE VICINITY OF THE WILDFIRE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. SOME STORMS THAT DEVELOP BEFORE SUNSET THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON MAY BRIEFLY PRODUCE VARIABLE AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. WETTING RAINS LOOK INCREASINGLY PROBABLE OVER TIME...AS A COOL STORM SYSTEM ON THE CALIFORNIA COAST MOVES TOWARD THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...ZUMPFE REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090805.MILEP.01/MSO