FNUS75 KMSO 301333
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH MEADOW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
733 AM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0656 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 FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND WIND...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BETWEEN 1300 AND 1500
MDT THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO
NEAR 30 MPH POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS WINDS
INCREASE...A RAPID DROP IN HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED DOWN IN TO THE
UPPER TEENS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING
THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TO A MORE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION BUT THE SPEEDS WILL BEGIN
TO DECREASE BY MID EVENING. A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO COOLER AND
MORE MOIST CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    8-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTH WINDS 5-11 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE 3-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...ROOSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.NORTH.01/MSO