FNUS75 KMSO 272201
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR TELEPHONE BUTTE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
401 PM MDT FRI JUL 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1546 MDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS
EVENING. STORMS IN THE AREA ARE CURRENTLY TRACKING SOUTHEAST OF
THE FIRE...BUT STORMS MAY REDEVELOP AND THERE IS RISK OF SMALL
HAIL AND LIGHTNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. AFTER SUNSET STORMS
WILL DECREASE QUICKLY...BUT A CHANCE OF THUNDER REMAINS THROUGH
THE NIGHT TONIGHT. EXPECT ERRATIC WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH SPEEDS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE BECOMING CALM THIS EVENING THEN DOWNSLOPE
                    3-4 MPH TONIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120727.TELEP.01/MSO