FNUS75 KMSO 172039 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR 541 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 239 PM MDT TUE JUL 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1316 PDT ON JULY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL IDAHO FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING IN THE FIRE AREA. LITTLE CHANGE FOR WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH BY 1500 PDT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MSJ REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120717.541__.01/MSO