FNUS75 KMSO 141535 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR CARLTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 935 AM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0950 MDT ON AUGUST 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LOW HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS...AND A HAINES INDEX OF 6. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN AND CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE EAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12-18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12-15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. $$ FORECASTER...LEACH REQUESTED BY...IC-TRAINEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120814.CARLT.01/MSO