FNUS75 KMSO 021744
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PENTAGON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1144 AM MDT THU AUG 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1115 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE BETWEEN 1500
AND 1800 MDT. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST WITH
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. INCREASING CLOUDS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES
COOLER TODAY AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY HIGHER THAN WEDNESDAY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME
LIKELY AFTER 1800.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120802.PENTA.01/MSO