FNUS75 KMSO 011552 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHMITZ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 952 AM MDT MON AUG 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0851 MDT ON AUGUST 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS OVER 20 MPH WITH NEARBY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER TO THE MID 60S OR HIGHER OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-9 MPH AND WITH GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. CWR.................15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH 3-6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................15 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...KITSMILLER/LEACH REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110801.SCHMI.01/MSO