FNUS75 KMSO 021403
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHMITZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
803 AM MDT TUE AUG 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS IN THE AREA WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING AND
INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY...THERE IS INTERMITTENT
LIGHTNING IN THE CELLS TO THE SOUTH. A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THE SHOWERS HEADING FOR THE BURN SITE NOW. EXPECT
SHOWERS IN THE AREA AGAIN TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE AND GUSTY
IN THE VICINITY OF SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THIS MORNING
                    AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF SHOWERS
                    THIS MORNING. VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LEACH/ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110802.SCHMI.01/MSO