FNUS75 KMSO 011719
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PENTAGON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1119 AM MDT WED AUG 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1043 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE REGION TODAY. WARM
TEMPERATURES AND LOW RHS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PENTAGON FIRE THURSDAY. TWO MAIN IMPACTS
WILL BE AN INCREASE IN SUSTAINED AND GUSTY WINDS. THE OTHER IMPACT
WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN MINIMUM RH VALUES DUE TO AN
INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER BUT
WETTING RAINS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORM
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.  DOWN 10-15 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.  UP 10-15%
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-10 MPH INCREASING TO 15-21 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...TEAGEN BLAZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120801.PENTA.01/MSO