FNUS75 KMSO 070458
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUTZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1058 PM MDT TUE SEP 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2152 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH
THURSDAY. EXPECT VERY SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE LUTZ FIRE
FROM TUESDAY...DIURNAL SLOPE WINDS...LOW MINIMUM RH VALUES AND POOR
RECOVERIES NIGHT. STRONG INVERSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BREAK BETWEEN
1200 AND 1400 EACH DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. HAZE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. HAZE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE AFTER 2100 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AFTERNOON CUMULUS CLOUD BUILDUP.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...BDNF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110906.LUTZ_.01/MSO