FNUS75 KMSO 112146
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUTZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
346 PM MDT THU AUG 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1513 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE FIRE
TONIGHT AND WILL LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BEGIN A
WARMING AND DRYING TREND WITH HUMIDITIES LOWERING EACH DAY. IN
ADDITION RH RECOVERIES WILL WILL BECOME POOR AT NIGHT AS
INVERSIONS STRENGTHEN. NO CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION UNTIL SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AS MONSOONAL MOISTURE RETURNS TO THE AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5-8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 VERY LOW.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 AND 4...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 51-56. HIGHS 75-80. MAX HUMIDITY 45-50 PERCENT.
MIN HUMIDITY 15-20 PERCENT. DIURNAL TERRAIN WINDS TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWS 52-57. HIGHS 73-78. MAX HUMIDITY 45-50 PERCENT.
MIN HUMIDITY 15-20 PERCENT. DIURNAL TERRAIN WINDS TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...DIANA ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110811.LUTZ_.01/MSO