FNUS75 KMSO 281709
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUTZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1109 AM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1056 MDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2PM MDT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS HOT AND DRY OVER
THE FIRE TODAY. SOME MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN LATER TODAY AND
PRODUCE SOME THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LIMITED RAINFALL BUT GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS.
UPPER RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE APPROACHES.
THIS WAVE WILL IMPACT THE FIRE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH INCREASED
MOISTURE AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WETTING RAINS ARE NOT EXPECTED
UNLESS DIRECTLY UNDER A STRONGER CORE...BUT ERRATIC/BREEZY WINDS AND LIGHTNING
WILL BE A CONCERN THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4-9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS.                  MORNI
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 9-14 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110828.LUTZ_.01/MSO