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FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
858 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...

.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 CLOUDS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. UP 5-10%
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-9 MPH AND
                    GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER 2200.
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.  DOWN 10%
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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