FNUS75 KMSO 271856
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR 541
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1256 PM MDT FRI JUL 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1132 PDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MAIN ISSUE TODAY WILL AGAIN BE THUNDERSTORM
POTENTIAL NEAR/OVER THE FIRE. ENOUGH MID LEVEL MOISTURE AVAILABLE
THAT IF DIRECTLY UNDER A STORM BRIEF HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A WETTING RAIN IS LIKELY. IF NOT UNDER A CORE...GUSTY
WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE MAIN IMPACTS. GUSTS 35 TO 40
MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS. RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL ALSO BE
DEPENDENT ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE GOOD OR MODERATE. OUTSIDE OF
STORMS WINDS WILL BE DIURNALLY/TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY AND AGAIN
SATURDAY. ANOTHER WAVE WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE FIRE KEEPING THE
THREAT OF STORMS SOUTH OF THE FIRE...BUT SOME CB DEVELOPMENT MAY
BE EXPERIENCED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT IF IMPACTED BY STORMS...65-70 PERCENT
                    IF NOT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  CB DEVELOPMENT NEAR FIRE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120727.541__.01/MSO