FNUS75 KMSO 091836 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST MARSHALL CREEK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1236 PM MDT THU AUG 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1151 MDT ON AUGUST 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS... .DISCUSSION...GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND FAIRLY LOW HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH TONIGHT. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF A WEATHER DISTURBANCE. EXPECT ISOLATED SHOWERS TOMORROW MORNING WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE BY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW COULD PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. $$ FORECASTER...PALLISTER REQUESTED BY...MAXINE TAYLOR TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120809.WESTM.01/MSO