FNUS75 KMSO 300041
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
641 PM MDT TUE SEP 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1823 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT HAS STARTED TO MOVE THROUGH WESTERN MONTANA.
EXPECT WEST WINDS TO GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT WITH
THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN EXPOSED AREAS AND RIDGETOPS. AN ISOLATED
SHOWER IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE AT PRECIPITATION...POSSIBLY
SNOW SHOWERS AT THE HIGHER ELEATIONS AFTER 2100 THROUGH 0900 WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SIGNIFICANTLY WITH GOOD RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER 2100.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 7-17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING ON THE RIDGES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4-7 BECOMING GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...BRETT PARGMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090929.LOSTC.01/MSO