FNUS75 KMSO 010040
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTLER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
640 PM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1819 MDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...VERY WARM DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST-
CENTRAL MONTANA AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS. LOCATION OF
FIRE MAKES IT VULNERABLE TO STRONGER RIDGE TOPS WINDS...BUT TIMBER
WILL REDUCE WINDS ON THE GROUND SIGNIFICANTLY. LITTLE CHANGE IN
CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY.

STILL LOOKING AT A FRONTAL SYSTEM TO PASS THROUGH THE AREA
THURSDAY...FOR INCREASED WINDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES.

.THIS EVENING...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........COOLING INTO THE UPPER 60S BY SUNSET.
HUMIDITY............RISING TO 35-38 PERCENT BY SUNSET.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...   ...THERMAL BELT WILL BE PRESENT AT RIDGETOP...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120731.BUTLE.02/MSO