FNUS75 KMSO 011350
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTTE CABIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
750 AM MDT THU AUG 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0725 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE MAIN WEATHER CONCERN TODAY WILL BE
THUNDERSTORMS. THERE ARE ALREADY SHOWERS IN THE AREA THIS MORNING,
HOWEVER THE PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON COULD
BECOME QUITE STRONG WITH LIGHTNING, HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY ERRATIC
WINDS AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL. THE MAIN THREAT WILL END THIS
EVENING HOWEVER LINGERING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SIGNIFICANTLY BY
TOMORROW WITH MUCH HIGHER HUMIDITY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS COULD BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    AROUND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING 5-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...FARINHOLT-IC T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130801.BUTTE.01/MSO