FNUS75 KMSO 042031
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOLO PASS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
231 PM MDT WED AUG 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1316 PDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CAUSE AN
EASTERLY WIND OVER THE FIRE THROUGH THURSDAY. INCREASING
INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY WILL PROVIDE THE CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE
SLOW MOVING AND PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN UNDER THEIR CORES. TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE TO WARM AND RHS LOWER THROUGH FRIDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1600 MDT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...RYAN GREGG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100804.LOLOP.01/MSO