FNUS75 KMSO 091557
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOY SCOUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
957 AM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0927 MDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...CLOUD COVER AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL KEEP AFTERNOON
RHS HIGHER THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS.

VERY LIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING BUT THE
MAIN CONCERN IS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. BEST
CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN AROUND 1300 MDT. INITIALLY
THE CONCERN WITH THE STORMS ARE GUSTY, ERRATIC WINDS, AND
LIGHTNING. AVAILABLE MOISTURE HAS INCREASED SO THERE IS A MODERATE
CHANCE THAT STORMS OVER THIS FIRE COULD BECOME MORE WET BY 1800
MDT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES SHOULD GREATLY DIMINISH AFTER 2100 MDT.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

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.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...USFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130809.BOYSC.01/MSO