FNUS75 KMSO 291642
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR UP TOP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1042 AM MDT MON AUG 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1018 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO RE-DEVELOP
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION MAINLY
BETWEEN 1200 AND 1800 MDT. DRIER AIR WILL END THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
BY MID EVENING. TOMORROW IS LOOKING TO BE A DRIER DAY WITH GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING MID AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RIDGE TOP
WINDS COULD GUST TO 30 MPH TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    10 MPH BECOMING 5-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...BITTERROOT DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110829.UPTOP.01/MSO