FNUS75 KMSO 130126
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUCKY LION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
726 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1325 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BAND OF RAIN SHOWERS IS APPROACHING THE LUCKY LION FIRE
AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THROUGH 1700. AMOUNTS
BETWEEN .10 AND .20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH 2200. ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE
WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHWEST MONTANA THURSDAY AND BRING A
LIKELIHOOD OF SHOWERS WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES.

MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND RAIN IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.


.TONIGHT...

HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY FROM 1400-1500.
                    THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH THROUGH 1900 THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.THURSDAY...

HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 4-7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090812.LUCKY.02/MSO