FNUS75 KMSO 191902
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE TOM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
102 PM MDT SUN AUG 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1237 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TODAY SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM, WITH A
VERY SLIGHT CHANCE AT SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
CONFIDENCE IS LOW REGARDING STORMS, BUT THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE
UNSTABLE ENOUGH TO PROMOTE ISOLATED CELL DEVELOPMENT. HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE VERY POOR, WITH INVERSIONS SETTING UP
AND LASTING THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING MONDAY (BREAKING ROUGHLY
AT OR SLIGHTLY AFTER 1100 MDT). HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE MONDAY, WITH AFTERNOON CUMULUS DEVELOPING.
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN BOTH TODAY AND MONDAY
AS WELL.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SOME CLOUD DEVELOPMENT
                    THROUGH THIS EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.

.MONDAY...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTH AROUND 5-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........BEGINNING SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...TIM BUMGARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120819.LITTL.01/MSO