FNUS75 KMSO 092329
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUTZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
529 PM MDT TUE AUG 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1708 MDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM...BUT UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE OVER THE FIRE
INTO THIS EVENING.  THE LOWER LEVELS ARE RELATIVELY DRY...SO ANY SHOWERS
OR STORMS THAT DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE WILL PRODUCE STRONG
GUSTY WINDS.  A MORE ORGANIZED WEATHER SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE
OVER THE FIRE LATE WEDNESDAY.  A DRY...BUT COOLER WESTERLY FLOW IS
EXPECTED THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...DOUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110809.LUTZ_.01/MSO