FNUS75 KMSO 061451
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
851 AM MDT MON AUG 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0837 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.........INCREASING MIDLEVEL CLOUDS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT THIS MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH
                    AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10-15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
                    WITH LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT. UP 5%
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER NOON.
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...JACK CURRIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120806.SOUTH.01/MSO