FNUS75 KMSO 101708
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINTLAR LAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1108 AM MDT TUE AUG 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1040 MDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON. ANY
SHOWERS THAT MOVE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL BE LIGHT. A
MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA. GUSTY WINDS BRIEF HEAVY
RAIN AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL TRACK OVER THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL CONTINUE
THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 4-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 11-12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...IC JAMINSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100810.PINTL.01/MSO