FNUS75 KMSO 221608
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUNHAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1008 AM MDT SUN JUL 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0944 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON
IN THE FORM OF CLOUDS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO SEE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS BY 1800 MDT. WITH DRY MID AND LOWER LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE...ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE WITH
NEARBY STORMS. IF DIRECTLY UNDER A CELL...COULD SEE A BURST OF
MODERATE RAINFALL. THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DECREASE QUICKLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MONDAY WILL SEE A COOL FRONT
PASSAGE THAT MAY STALL VERY NEAR THE FIRE BY MID MORNING. THIS
WILL ACT AS A FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR MORE STORMS AND ALSO SOME
IMPRESSIVE WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHER
HUMIDITIES MONDAY...BUT POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH NEAR STORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-8 MPH. ERRATIC WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    NEAR STORMS THIS EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 17-18 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...MAILET
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120722.DUNHA.01/MSO