FNUS75 KMSO 122349
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUTZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
549 PM MDT FRI AUG 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1726 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE
FIRE TONIGHT IN TO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL CONTINUE A WARMING AND
DRYING TREND WITH THE DRIEST AND WARMEST DAY EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT WILL BE POOR AS WELL. WINDS WILL
INCREASE ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM. IN
ADDITION THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...DOUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110812.LUTZ_.01/MSO