FNUS75 KMSO 212031
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST GARCEAU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
231 PM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1416 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...OUTFLOW WIND FROM THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTH WILL
CAUSE NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH 1600 TURNING SOUTHWEST AFTER THIS.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TOWARDS THE FIRE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST WILL ARRIVE AROUND 1500. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND
LIGHTING ARE THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS HOWEVER MORE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY PRODUCE LARGE
HAIL AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. TURNING
                    SOUTHWEST AFTER 1600. GUSTS TO 45 MPH NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...DAVE LATTIMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120821.WESTG.01/MSO