FNUS75 KMSO 161932
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR 541
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
132 PM MDT MON JUL 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1221 PDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST TODAY THROUGH
TOMORROW. A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH YOUR FIRE CAUSING
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE
HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING/MUD SLIDES.
THE MOISTURE WILL PRIMARILY SHIFT NORTH OF YOUR FIRE...BUT A FEW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD REDEVELOP NEAR YOUR FIRE DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120716.541__.01/MSO