FNUS75 KMSO 311916
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SNEAK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
116 PM MDT MON AUG 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1201 PDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER SOUTHWEST
MONTANA WILL CIRCULATE ADDITIONAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON.  DAYTIME HEATING WILL MAKE THE ATMOSPHERE UNSTABLE THIS
AFTERNOON.  THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY.  HOWEVER...SOME MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL LINGER
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  RELATIVELY LIGHT DIURNAL WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS ALOFT AND LITTLE OR NO SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT.  HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR ANY
STORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.  SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE AFTER
                    3 P.M.  GUSTY WINDS NEAR ANY SHOWERS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.  GUSTY WINDS NEAR ANY SHOWERS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...DANI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090831.SNEAK.01/MSO