FNUS75 KMSO 081738
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LILY LAKE WFU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1138 AM MDT TUE SEP 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1114 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK SHORTWAVE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE
TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM.
DRIER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RIDGE WILL ALLOW OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES TO BE RATHER COOL. THE FIRE IS EXPECTED TO BE AT THE
TOP OR JUST ABOVE ANY THERMAL BELTS THAT DEVELOP OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY AN UPPER LEVEL SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE
ASSOCIATED WITH A CANADIAN TROUGH. INCREASED WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL BE THE RESULT OF THIS WEATHER FEATURE ON THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH...INCREASING TO 10-15
                    MPH AFTER 1200 MDT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...LILY LK  IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090908.LILYL.01/MSO