FNUS75 KMSO 081410
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIPESTONE B
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
810 AM MDT WED AUG 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0740 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A WAVE OF ENERGY WILL PRODUCE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AROUND THE FIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WITH THE VERY DRY LOW LEVELS
OF THE ATMOSPHERE, THE MAIN THREAT WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
GUSTY WINDS, POSSIBLY UP TO 40 MPH, AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO FORM AROUND 1500 MDT. VERY WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER/ROBINSON
REQUESTED BY...SHAUNA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120808.PIPES.01/MSO