FNUS75 KMSO 271654
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEIGEL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1054 AM MDT TUE JUL 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1021 MDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON KEEPING CLOUDS OVER THE FIRE AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY LATE IN THE
DAY WHEN THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES THE MOST UNSTABLE. RH VALUES SHOULD
RECOVER BETTER TONIGHT BUT TEMPERATURES REMAIN WARM. WEDNESDAY WILL
BRING LIKELY THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEK. ALTHOUGH
LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED THESE STORMS SHOULD BE QUITE WET IN NATURE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91 TOP
                    82-87 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59 BOTTOM.
                    60-65 TOP
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT BOTTOM.
                    55-60 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5
                    MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93 BOTTOM.
                    83-88 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH BECOMING 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY...ERRATIC WINDS ARE LIKELY
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...MARIA HELTERLINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100727.SEIGE.01/MSO