FNUS75 KMSO 230041
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUTZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
641 PM MDT MON AUG 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1810 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
EARLY EVENING. GUSTS TO 20 MPH WILL BY TYPICAL WITH HUMIDITIES IN
THE 10-14 PERCENT RANGE THROUGH 2000 MDT. THE WINDS WILL DECOUPLE
AFTER SUNSET....BUT ANOTHER NIGHT OF POOR RECOVERIES IS EXPECTED.
TUESDAY WILL BE COOLER BY 5-8 DEGREES WITH INCREASED
HUMIDITIES...BUT ANOTHER BREEZY/WINDY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE
EXPECTED AS A SYSTEM PASSES TO THE NORTH.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SMOKE PLUME TO YOUR SOUTH IS FROM A
                    BLOWUP ON THE IDAHO SIDE...JUST NORTH OF SHOUP.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86 (ALREADY REACHED).
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 5-6 MPH AFTER 2030 MDT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 9-13 MPH WITH
                    HIGHER GUSTS AFTER 1300 MDT.
HAINES INDEX........3 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...DIANA ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110822.LUTZ_.01/MSO