FNUS75 KMSO 302007 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR RUNNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 207 PM MDT SAT JUL 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1246 PDT ON JULY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A PLUME OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION CAUSING HIGH BASED SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. THESE SHOWERS COULD CAUSE ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MOISTURE WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST...BUT YOUR FIRE COULD POTENTIALLY SEE AN ISOLATED SHOWER AND/OR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOP AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF HIGH BASED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110730.RUNNI.02/MSO