FNUS75 KMSO 130210
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR 541
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
810 PM MDT THU JUL 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1801 PDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AS MOISTURE
GRADUALLY WORKS ITS WAY TOWARDS THE WILDFIRE. THERE WILL BE A
GROWING THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY,
POSSIBLY BECOMING WIDESPREAD AND VERY WET. TEMPERATURES WILL
STEADILY COOL AND THE INCREASED CLOUDS SUBSEQUENTLY KEEP AFTERNOON
HUMIDITY READINGS DOWN WHILE ALLOWING GOOD RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT.
WINDS APPEAR TO BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND DIURNAL IN NATURE, EXCEPT
NEAR STORMS WHERE THEY COULD BE GUSTY (30 MPH OR HIGHER).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP SLOPE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    6-10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE AND LIGHT
                    1-4 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 LOW.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120712.541__.01/MSO