FNUS75 KMSO 012028
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUNNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
228 PM MDT MON AUG 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1303 PDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL MAINTAIN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE WILDFIRE THROUGH TUESDAY. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOST
PRONOUNCED DURING THE MIDDLE AFTERNOON THROUGH PRE DAWN HOURS
EACH DAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT FOR MUCH OF THIS TIME
HOWEVER WINDS MAY BECOME BRIEFLY ERRATIC AND GUSTY WITH PASSING
THUNDERSTORM CELLS. THERE WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS
WITH WET STORMS MOST LIKELY AFTER SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH. BRIEF VARIABLY GUSTY
                    WINDS WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORM CELLS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110801.RUNNI.01/MSO