FNUS75 KMSO 311727
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PENTAGON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1127 AM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1105 MDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE THE FIRE TODAY
AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY. SOME LATE DAY WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
MIX TO THE FIRE WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH. THE WINDS WILL
QUICKLY WEAKEN AFTER SUNSET. THERMAL BELTS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT
BUT THE FIRE WILL LIKELY BE ABOVE IT FOR MODERATE RECOVERIES.
WEDNESDAY WILL SEE SIMILAR CONDITIONS ALTHOUGH COULD BE A DEGREE
OR TWO COOLER WITH LESS WINDS AND MORE FROM THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...TEAGEN BLAZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120731.PENTA.01/MSO