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SPOT FORECAST FOR STEEP CORNER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1005 AM MDT SUN AUG 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0949 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...THE CLOUD DECK THAT WAS IN PLACE OVERNIGHT AND THIS
MORNING IS STEADILY MOVING EAST, PROVIDING CLEARING THAT WILL
HELP INITIATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES
INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE, STORMS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AROUND OR AFTER
1500 PDT. SINCE YOUR AREA HAS CLEARED OUT EARLY, AND GIVEN
SUFFICIENT DAYTIME HEATING UNDER CLEAR SKIES, ISOLATED STORMS MAY
FIRE OFF A LITTLE EARLIER. STORMS WILL BE MAINLY WIND-PRODUCERS,
WITH ERRATIC GUSTS OCCURRING DIRECTLY UNDER STORM CELLS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY, WITH AFTERNOON CUMULUS DEVELOPING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 5-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...BRIANA LUEKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120819.STEEP.01/MSO