FNUS75 KMSO 302210
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARIANA 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
410 PM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1545 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COOL UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL RESIDE OVER THE
NORTHWEST MONTANA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
BE ELEVATED DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE BEST CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT...WITH
0.20-0.30 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME.

.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN A DECREASING CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN JENKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.ARIAN.01/MSO