FNUS75 KMSO 231703
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUTZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1103 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1007 MDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DESPITE THE POOR RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT...CONDITIONS
TODAY SHOULD BE COOLER WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH'S TODAY. BREEZY
WINDS WILL KICK IN THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE ATMOSPHERE BEGINS TO MIX
BUT SHOULD REMAIN WELL BELOW YESTERDAYS WINDS. EXPECT ANOTHER NIGHT
OF RELATIVELY POOR RECOVERIES WITH SOME MID SLOPE THERMAL BELT
DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE. WEDNESDAY WILL BE A RETURN TO WARMER AND
DRIER CONDITIONS BUT WITH A LITTLE LESS WIND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-13 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...TIM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110823.LUTZ_.01/MSO