FNUS75 KMSO 311734
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIPESTONE CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1134 AM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1119 MDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE WILL BRING A THREAT OF HIGH
BASED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE FIRE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
EVENING. ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH AND LIGHTNING WILL
BE THE MAIN IMPACTS WITH LITTLE RAIN. OUTSIDE OF STORMS...LATE DAY
WEST WINDS WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE...BUT GIVEN THE ASPECT OF THE
FIRE NOT EXPECTED TO FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THESE WINDS. A THERMAL BELT IS
ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FOR POOR RECOVERIES. WEDNESDAY WILL
BE VERY SIMILAR TO TODAY BUT THE THREAT FOR LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS
IS LESS. MAINLY LATE DAY CU DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT AFTER 1500 MDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING THEN MOSTLY CLEAR.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 6-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...IC RUX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120731.PIPES.01/MSO