FNUS75 KMSO 212337
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUNHAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
537 PM MDT SAT JUL 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1701 MDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS IN STORE OVER THE NEXT
24 HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN ITSELF THROUGH TONIGHT AND
MUCH OF SUNDAY. HOWEVER AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE THE
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY FOR LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO MORE SOUTHWESTERLY SUNDAY NIGHT.
FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING WITH A SHIFT TO MORE
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS FOR MONDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-4 MPH AFTER 2100 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1700 MDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER 1700 MDT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...USFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120721.DUNHA.01/MSO