FNUS75 KMSO 200049
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUTZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
649 PM MDT FRI AUG 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1729 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY WARM RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINANT
WEATHER FEATURE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE IS A NORTHERLY SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT PUSHING SURFACE WINDS A BIT MORE LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. OTHERWISE...DIURNAL SLOPE WINDS SHOULD
PREDOMINATE. SLIGHTLY DRIER AND WARMER FOR SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4
                    MPH BY NIGHTFALL.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BY NIGHTFALL.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.



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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110819.LUTZ_.01/MSO