FNUS75 KMSO 050409
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRISONER LAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1009 PM MDT SAT AUG 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2132 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE FIRE
BRINGING FURTHER INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES AND A LOWERING OF
HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE TERRAIN DRIVEN UNTIL THE
AFTERNOON WHEN SOME WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SURFACE. WIND
THROUGH THE SADDLE IN THE AREA OF FOCUS COULD EASILY BE STRONGER
THAN THE FORECAST BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THERE IS STILL
POTENTIAL FOR SOME SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING ALTHOUGH
WETTING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORE OF THUNDERSTORMS.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-8 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-14 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...NIKIA HERNANDEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120804.PRISO.02/MSO