FNUS75 KMSO 271739
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUTZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1139 AM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1114 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UNSETTLED/BREEZY DAY ON TAP AS AN UPPER LEVEL JET
AND ASSOCIATED WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVE OVER THE FIRE TODAY.
MAINLY CLOUDS WILL RESULT FROM THIS DISTURBANCE...BUT AN ISOLATED
STRIKE NEAR THE FIRE CAN NOT BE RULED OUT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING. CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE FIRE
TONIGHT...INHIBITING THERMAL BELT DEVELOPMENT...AND KEEPING
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES UP. SUNDAY WILL SEE SIMILAR CONDITIONS AS YET
ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES...BUT WINDS WILL BE LESS AND THE
CHANCE OF STORMS WILL BE INCREASED AND LINGER INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER 1300 MDT.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 BASE...76-81 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT BASE...21-26 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-13 MPH
                    AFTER 1300 MDT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EARLY  EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9-11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 BASE...71-76 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT BASE...26-31 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.LUTZ_.01/MSO