FNUS75 KMSO 291944
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUNNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
144 PM MDT FRI JUL 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1224 PDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT INCREASING WEST WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON.
TOMORROW PREDOMINANT WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER...BUT DEEPER MIXING WILL
CAUSE STRONGER GUSTS THAN TODAY. OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE SATURDAY. CONDITIONS REMAIN WARM AND DRY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-9
                    MPH AND GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH
                    GUST 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...LEACH/SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110729.RUNNI.01/MSO