FNUS75 KMSO 191458
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MM8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
858 AM MDT TUE JUL 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0840 MDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SUNNY SKIES THIS MORNING. CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL
DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
EXPECT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AFTER 1400 THROUGH 2100. GUSTY
WEST WINDS TO 25 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED BETWEEN 1600-2000 AS THE
FRONT PASSES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. INCREASING CUMULUS CLOUDS AFTER 1200. THEN
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH  AFTER 1600.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-12 MPH AND GUSTY BECOMING LIGHT
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...MARIA HELTERLINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110719.MM8__.01/MSO