FNUS75 KMSO 262245
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUTZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
445 PM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1628 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS EVENING SHOULD
CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE SITE.
HOWEVER THERE WILL REMAIN A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT STORMS COULD STILL
IMPACT THE SITE. STORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY SUNSET
WITH CLEARING CONDITIONS OCCURRING OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL ALSO
DIMINISH TONIGHT AND REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS AS INVERSIONS ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP AND LIMIT WINDS. A DRAMATIC
INCREASE IN WINDS OUT OF THE WEST WILL OCCUR BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
(LIKELY AFTER 1300). HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE
STRONGEST WINDS AND GUSTS THROUGH THE EVENING.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........STARTING MOSTLY SUNNY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10-14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT ZIEL  FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.LUTZ_.02/MSO