FNUS75 KMSO 102010
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHRANDAL CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
210 PM MDT TUE JUL 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1353 MDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...CONVECTION HAS BEGUN IN THE AREA SO WILL LEAVE THE
RED FLAG IN PLACE. HOWEVER...DRY AIR IS TRYING TO MOVE INTO IDAHO
SO CONVECTION MAY NOT LAST AS LONG AS EARLIER EXPECTED. WINDS  WILL
CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT EXCEPT WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS A
SMALLER THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AS ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE
WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3-7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...BITTERROOT DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120710.CHRAN.01/MSO