FNUS75 KMSO 161928
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEEFSTRAIGHT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
128 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1259 MDT ON JUNE 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEATHER
SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL NOT HAVE A LOT OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH IT.  THE
MAIN IMPACT WILL BE FROM INCREASING WINDS...WHICH WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
GUST FROM THE WEST TO NEAR 40 MPH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EARLIER IN THE DAY THAN NORMAL
SUNDAY...LIKELY AROUND 1200 MDT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH
                    AFTER 2000 MDT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    16-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...SCHENK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120616.BEEFS.01/MSO