FNUS75 KMSO 031449
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAWERENCE MTN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
849 AM MDT THU SEP 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0802 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

ACTIVE AND FAST EVOLVING WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT NEAR THE
BURN THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PASSING HIGH BASED SHOWERS THIS
MORNING WILL DEVELOP FURTHER INTO THUNDERSTORMS BY AROUND
MIDDAY...AS A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHWEST MONTANA.
SURFACE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS AROUND NOON...ACCOMPANIED BY
BRIEF STRONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR MAINLY BETWEEN 11AM AND 1PM...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST
THEREAFTER. WINDS AND THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL ARE EXPECTED TO
DECREASE DRAMATICALLY AFTER 4PM. MAINLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL
BE PRESENT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    13-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AS THE
                    SURFACE COLD FRONT PASSES IN THE EARLY
                    AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH FOR THE
                    REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-13 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...STEVE LEFEVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090903.LAWER.01/MSO