FNUS75 KMSO 301410 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR HIDDEN LAKE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 810 AM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0659 MDT ON AUGUST 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... .DISCUSSION...SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL BE ON THE DRY SIDE WITH STRONG ERRATIC WINDS OVER 30 MPH LIKELY IN THE VICINITY. A SYSTEM WEDNESDAY WILL CAUSE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. WITH THE THE SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY...THERE WILL BE BRISK SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...LEACH/PALLISTER REQUESTED BY...ROOSE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110830.HIDDE.01/MSO