FNUS75 KMSO 010110
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUTZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
710 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1839 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL PASS THURSDAY MORNING
BRINGING LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS TO THE FIRE. THE SHORTWAVE ALSO
APPEARS TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WHICH WILL ALSO BRING
SOME WIND IN THE AFTERNOON SIMILAR TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO DRY ON FRIDAY UNDER A NORTHWEST FLOW AND
WIND SUPPORT LOOKS EVEN GREATER THAN THE PREVIOUS DAYS SO GUSTY
AFTERNOON WINDS SHOULD BE EXPECTED.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...DIANA ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.LUTZ_.01/MSO