FNUS75 KMSO 211852
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE LAKES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1252 PM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1200 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...THUNDERSORMS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST SHOULD ARRIVE
AT THE FIRE BETWEEN 1315 AND 1345. STORMS TODAY WILL PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS TO 45 MPH AND LIGHTNING. MORE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE THREAT OF HAIL INCREASING WITH LARGER
STORMS. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL LAST THROUGH THIS
EVENING AND NOT END UNTIL 0600 WEDNESDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
PASS OVER THE FIRE TONIGHT WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED
BETWEEN 2100 AND MIDNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...IC SCHENK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120821.GROUS.01/MSO