FNUS75 KMSO 061431
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARE HILL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
831 AM MDT MON AUG 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0807 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS...

...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING CLOUDS AND INSTABILITY WILL PRODUCE A
POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE
IS VERY DRY SO ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL CONTAIN GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS WITH LITTLE RAINFALL. OTHERWISE WINDS TODAY WILL BE MAINLY
SLOPE OR TERRAIN DRIVEN. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS AND POOR RH
RECOVERIES WILL PERSIST THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH A POTENTIAL FOR
DRY THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    LITTLE OR NO RAIN.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. UP 55
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 5-9 MPH AFTER NOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-44 PERCENT.  UP 4-8%
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...DOUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120806.BAREH.01/MSO