FNUS75 KMSO 272324
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOMINIC POINT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
524 PM MDT TUE JUL 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1653 MDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR ALOFT HAS MOVED OVER WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA
OVERNIGHT WITH DECREASED CLOUD COVER TO START THE DAY. HOWEVER...
THE AIR MASS NEAR THE SURFACE REMAINS MOIST AND ANOTHER SURGE OF
MID-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE MOVING BACK OVER THE FIRE SITE THIS
AFTERNOON. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME UNSTABLE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING...BUT HUMIDITIES SHOULD
REMAIN SOMEWHAT ELEVATED.

THURSDAY...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO
WESTERN MONTANA WITH A DRIER...WARMING TREND ON TAP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...JACQUIE PARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100727.DOMIN.02/MSO