FNUS75 KMSO 020106
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHMITZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
706 PM MDT MON AUG 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1849 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE INTO
WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT SOME OF THE MOISTURE
MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH COULD MAKE IT TO THE FIRE BY LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. THIS COULD PRODUCE A THUNDERSTORM WITH
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. OTHERWISE...CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY SHOULD
BE SIMILAR TO THE CONDITIONS ON MONDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-97 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 63-73 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110801.SCHMI.02/MSO