FNUS75 KMSO 292204 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR LILY LAKE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 404 PM MDT SAT AUG 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1525 MDT ON AUGUST 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A TIGHTLY WOUND UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED CLOUD COVER OVER THE FIRE AS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM STREAMS AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW. EXPECT BETTER RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT AS UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE SLOWLY WORKS ITS WAY DOWN THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE. THIS WILL ALSO LEAD TO COOLER MINIMUM TEMPERATURES AND AN INCREASING THREAT FOR SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. HOWEVER BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE UPPER LOW WILL BE POSITIONED IN A MORE FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6-12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................60 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-6 MPH INCREASING 10-14 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...DICKERSON REQUESTED BY...HUTTON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090829.LILYL.01/MSO