FNUS75 KMSO 211913
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR 541
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
113 PM MDT SAT JUL 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1205 PDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...THE REST OF TODAY AND THE BEGINNING OF SUNDAY WILL
BE FAIRLY BENIGN UNDER A VERY BRIEF AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE.
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY,
HELPING TO WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOWER RH'S FROM TODAY'S EXPECTED
VALUES. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS.

JUST AS A HEADS-UP: A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH WITH THIS WEATHER
SCENARIO BEING A WINDY ONE, HOWEVER THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS ON
THE TIMING. STAY TUNED.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. A FEW FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS
                    MAY DEVELOP OVER RIDGE TOPS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 9-13 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120721.541__.01/MSO