FNUS75 KMSO 190014 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR 541 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 614 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1643 PDT ON JULY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN ITSELF OVER THE REGION INTO THURSDAY CONTINUING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND. A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY BUT WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS WIDESPREAD AS ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PALLISTER REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120718.541__.01/MSO