FNUS75 KMSO 292358
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH MEADOW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
558 PM MDT MON AUG 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1734 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...STEADILY IMPROVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO A
PARTLY SUNNY AND DRY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS MAY BE THE ONLY BENIGN
WINDOW OF WEATHER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE MAJOR STORY FOR
THE DAY WILL BE THE INCREASE IN WINDS EXPECTED BY THE AFTERNOON
WITH SUBSEQUENT LOWERING HUMIDITIES INTO THE LOW TEENS AT THE
FIRE. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH
SUSTAINED VALUES UP TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UPWARDS OF 30 MPH THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WITH CLOUDS INCREASING THROUGH
THE DAY...SO WILL THE POTENTIAL FOR RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WITH THE APPROACH OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...A CHANGE TO A COOLER
AND WETTER PATTERN WILL OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM...EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 8-16 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.


.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING. DECREASING TO 6-8 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.


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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...DIANA ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110829.NORTH.02/MSO