FNUS75 KMSO 011836
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTLER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1236 PM MDT WED AUG 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1235 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE
TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT
WILL IMPACT THE FIRE THURSDAY WITH INCREASED WINDS...AND CONTINUED
LOW HUMIDITIES. A WIND SHIFT TO NORTHWEST WILL OCCUR IN THE
AFTERNOON...BUT THE FRONT WILL NOT PASS OVER THE FIRE UNTIL THE
LATE EVENING. A MAJORITY OF THE FIRE WILL BE SHELTERED FROM THE
WESTERLY WIND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RIDGE TOPS WHICH WILL RECIEVE
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH...WEST 3-6 MPH AT RIDGE TOP.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNLSOPE 1-3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3-6 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6-16 MPH...GUSTS UP
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AT RIDGE TOP.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...ELMSTROM-LINE SAFETY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120801.BUTLE.01/MSO