FNUS75 KMSO 061521
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTLER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
921 AM MDT MON AUG 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0904 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120806.BUTLE.01/MSO