FNUS75 KMSO 181520
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAWRENCE MTN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
920 AM MDT FRI SEP 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0841 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...QUIET WEATHER TODAY...BUT FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH WINDS SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...THE HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL RESULT IN PRETTY BENIGN
WEATHER. FLOW ALOFT IS WEAK...BUT TOP OF FIRE COULD SEE SOME LIGHT
SOUTHERLY WINDS LATE TODAY. TOMORROW GETS INTERESTING WITH THE
FRONT PASSING YOUR AREA MIDDAY. THIS WILL HELP WITH KEEPING
HUMIDITIES UP...BUT SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM THEN THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. YOU HAVE A PRETTY GOOD
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT
WETTING RAINS ARE NOT LIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TOP OF FIRE...75 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT TOP...23 PERCENT BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........UP SLOPE 1-3 MPH. TOP COULD SEE SOUTH 5-10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-10 MPH LINGERING ON TOP INTO MID
                    MID EVENING. REST OF FIRE WILL TRANSITION TO
                    DOWN SLOPE 1-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MIDDAY. LIGHT
                    SHOWERS LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...MEGAN STROM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090918.LAWRE.01/MSO