FNUS75 KMSO 201641 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR ALLEN CREEK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1041 AM MDT TUE AUG 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1018 MDT ON AUGUST 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. YOUR FIRE SHOULD SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. THE WINDS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TO BE AS STRONG AS YESTERDAYS. TONIGHT RECOVERIES SHOULD BE POORER THEN LAST NIGHTS AS THERMAL BELTS STRENGTHEN. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM AND DRY OUT ON WEDNESDAY, BUT WINDS WILL BE LESS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-87. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7-14 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3-7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88. MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...IC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130820.ALLEN.01/MSO