FNUS75 KMSO 292350
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUTZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
550 PM MDT MON AUG 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1727 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...THE UPCOMING SIGNIFICANT TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE
FIRE ON TUESDAY WITH AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT AND GUSTY
WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO POSSIBLE
NEAR THE FIRE. THE TROUGH AND COLD FRONT WILL PASS LATE WEDNESDAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE AS WILL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES AHEAD
OF THE FRONT WHICH AT THIS TIME WILL LIKELY PASS LATE WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    10-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH BECOMING 8-14
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...DIANA ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110829.LUTZ_.01/MSO