FNUS75 KMSO 201645 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR LUTZ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1045 AM MDT SAT AUG 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1012 MDT ON AUGUST 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL AGAIN DOMINATE ON SUNDAY BUT WINDS WILL INCREASE JUST ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP THAT WILL LEAD TO STRONGER WEST WIND AND EVEN DRIER SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 71-76...TOP 68-73 MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 14-19 PERCENT...TOP 25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-6 MPH AND GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 74-79...TOP 69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 13-18 PERCENT...TOP 22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-9 MPH AND GUSTS TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. $$ FORECASTER...KITSMILLER REQUESTED BY...DOUG TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110820.LUTZ_.01/MSO