FNUS75 KMSO 041656
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUTZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1056 AM MDT SUN SEP 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1029 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW
UNDER A STRENGTHENING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
REMAIN QUITE DRY. VALLEY INVERSIONS WILL BE PRESENT THROUGHOUT
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SOME MODEST MIXING WILL TAKE
PLACE DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THIS AFTERNOON...ONLY TO SEE THE
INVERSION RE-DEVELOP AGAIN THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BY NIGHTFALL.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW HIGH-BASED CUMULUS
                    DEVELOPING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...DOUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110904.LUZT_.01/MSO