FNUS75 KMSO 021527
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTLER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
927 AM MDT THU AUG 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0853 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINDY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FRONTAL PASSAGE...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS STILL ON TRACK TO IMPACT THE FIRE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT, WINDS WILL
INCREASE FROM THE WEST AT RIDGE TOP. THE EAST ASPECT OF THE FIRE
WILL PROVIDE SOME SHELTERING FROM THE WIND IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS. THE TOP OF THE FIRE IS LIKELY EXPERIENCING STRONG WEST
WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 18 MPH THIS MORNING...AND THE BOTTOM OF THE
FIRE WILL SEE THE WINDS MIX DOWN AROUND NOON. THERE IS A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE AROUND 1800 MDT TURNING THE WINDS
MORE NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON AT RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...ERIC MORGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120802.BUTLE.01/MSO