FNUS75 KMSO 051529
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAWERENCE MTN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
929 AM MDT SAT SEP 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0900 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE STRONGER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY AS
STRONGER WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THERE IS A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A SYSTEM
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH LATE THIS
EVENING WILL TURN WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE
DOES NOT APPEAR TO SHELTER IT FROM A NORTHWEST OR SOUTHWEST
WIND. COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIR WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT AND REMAIN
THROUGH TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
                    THE LATE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...KOOTENAI N F
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090905.LAWER.01/MSO