FNUS75 KMSO 201859
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE LAKES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1259 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1235 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASED MOISTURE WILL CREATE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES
AND THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY. THE
INCREASED CLOUD COVER WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM GETTING WARMER
THAN SUNDAY AND RAISE RHS SLIGHTLY. THE HIGH ELEVATION OF THE FIRE
WILL PROVIDE LITTLE PROTECTION FROM INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL LIKELY PRODUCE
LESS THAN A WETTING RAIN WITH WIND GUSTS AND LIGHTING BEING THE
MAIN THREATS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH...NORTHWEST 5-6 MPH AT RIDGETOP.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    11 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...IC HUNTSBERGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120820.GROUS.01/MSO